Archive for the ‘Grand Alliance’ Category

Mar09

EJS Joins Alliance for Justice, 50 Plus Organizations, in Objecting to the Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) Hearings

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Equal Justice Society has joined Alliance for Justice and more than 50 other organizations to send an open letter to Representative Peter King (R-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, strongly objecting to the committee’s hearings on the “radicalization” of American Muslims. “Under the guise of homeland security, a member of the United States [...]

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Mar08

Commentary by EJS’ Eva Paterson and Reggie Shuford in New America Media

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The following op-ed by EJS President, Eva Paterson, and Director of Law and Policy, Reggie Shuford, appeared yesterday in New America Media. A recent decision handed down by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals raises this important question: Can victims of contemporary forms of discrimination and disparity find justice in our courts? The court [...]

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Mar04

Give Women in Wal-Mart v. Dukes Their Day in Court

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Equal Justice Society (EJS) joined the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) this week to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court case Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the largest civil rights class action lawsuit in U.S. history. On March 29, the Court will conduct a limited [...]

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Feb18

EJS Joins Alliance for Justice in Calling on Senate to Return to “Regular Order” on Judicial Nominations

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Equal Justice Society joined Alliance for Justice and a diverse coalition of 74 other organizations this week in signing an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging the Senate to return to “regular order” and permit swift confirmation votes on President Obama’s judicial nominees. The letter decries the [...]

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Mar26

EJS Supports Effort to Protect Communities from Transit Discrimination

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The Equal Justice Society is supporting efforts by Transit Riders for Public Transportation (transitriders.net) to have Congress expressly establish a private right of action in the Federal Surface Transportation Authorization Act (FSTAA) that enforces the disparate impact regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation (DOT). By restoring private enforcement of DOT’s antidiscrimination regulations, the FSTAA [...]

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Jan15

LDF: ‘King’s Legacy Serve as a Call to Arms on Crisis in Haiti’

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Got this today from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Today provides a moment for reflection on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – born 81 years ago on this day. It is also a moment of intense anguish for the survivors and those continuing to suffer in the wake of the [...]

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Sep18

Video: Eva Paterson, Tobias Wolff Talk on Prop. 8 at Hammer Forum

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Eva Paterson and EJS board member Tobias Barrington Wolff appeared at the Hammer Forum on Sept. 10 to discuss the uncertain future of marriage equality in California. While more states move to legalize same-sex marriage, California has instead eliminated this right with the passage of Proposition 8.

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Sep16

Public Interest and Civil Rights Groups Speak Out Against Unfounded Attacks on Mark Lloyd

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The Equal Justice Society today joined more than 50 civil rights, public interest and grassroots organizations sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and congressional leaders supporting Mark Lloyd, the associate general counsel and chief diversity officer of the FCC, and the agency’s longstanding mission to promote localism, diversity and competition in the media. [...]

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