Black lawyers must lead the campaign for equal justiceMtima, Lateef
During her tenure on the Supreme Court, Sotomayor has been identified with concern for the rights of defendants, calls for reform of the criminal justice system, and making impassioned dissents on issues of race, gender and ethnic identity, including Schuette v. BAMN, Utah v. Strieff, and ...
Zimbabwe Chief Justice's Tenure Extended, Lawyers Challenge Decision More HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of the chief justice by five years following contentious changes to the constitution that allowed for the extension and are being ch...
As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the crackdown, we, organisations and activists from all over the world, continue to stand in solidarity with all human rights defenders and lawyers in China who courageously advocate for justice despite knowing the risks of doing so. […] https://ishr...
She somewhat agreed that Black people and other minorities do not receive the same treatment as white people in the criminal justice system. She had a very favorable view of the Black Lives Matter movement, writing in her questionnaire “I am Black and my life matters.” ...
A chorus of New York Democratic officials now has called for Adams to quit or be ousted, saying he sold out the city to save himself. EEOC seeks to drop transgender bias cases, citing executive order Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the U.S. Equal Employment ...
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Next it was opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion rights, with clear implications for women’s equality. Then it was a stance against L.G.B.T. rights. The G.O.P. remained steadfastly religious in its orientation, while Democrats started to embrace secularity. ...
Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign called “Orange the World” takes place.Justice Internationaltogether with Lawyers for Lawyers will be highlighting women-lawyers (and human rights defenders) who work to end violence against women and girls around the...
A conservative lawyer working on Donald Trump’s transition, Mark Paoletta, offered a stark warning to career Justice Department lawyers Monday that those who refuse to advance Trump’s agenda should resign or face the possibility of being fired. “Once the decision is made to move forward,...