by jhaney | Nov 22, 2018 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Legislation, Policing and Law Enforcement, Racial Justice, Uncategorized
On November 6th, the people of Washington state passed a substantial criminal justice reform initiative which enjoyed 60% of the statewide vote. The measure, known as Initiative 940 (or “I-940”), updated Washington’s worst-in-the-country approach to police...
by jhaney | Oct 31, 2018 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Racial Justice, Voting and Elections Rights
In June of 2013, Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder held Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to be unconstitutional. Section 4(b) outlined the circumstances under which a state would be subject to preclearance under Section 4(a) of the Act. As reauthorized in...
by jhaney | Oct 24, 2018 | Amicus, Education & Youth, Racial Justice
The Harvard admissions trial isn’t the only place where impact litigators are working to undermine affirmative action and school desegregation policies. In February of 2018, Lawyers from the Pacific Legal Foundation, a California-based legal organization, descended on...
