by | Dec 4, 2019 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Guest Author, Labor and Employment, Legal History, Legislation, LGBTQ Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice
This is a guest post authored by Jennifer Bennett, a Staff Attorney at Public Justice, and David Seligman, Director of Towards Justice, a non-profit workers’ rights law firm based in Denver, Colorado. Lots of attention these days is rightfully being paid to...
by | Nov 26, 2019 | Amicus, Legislation, LGBTQ Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Second Amendment, Sex Equality
Photo by Bo Harvey on Unsplash Gun Violence 101: Gun Violence is a Problem It should come as no surprise that America has a gun violence problem. The number of deaths in the United States caused by guns has been steadily rising for the last five years, and in 2019...
by | Nov 25, 2019 | Amicus, Legislation, Racial Justice, Sex Equality
Earlier this year, California enacted SB 41, a bill which prohibits “the estimation, measure, or calculation of past, present, or future damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity resulting from personal injury or wrongful death from being reduced based on...
by | Nov 5, 2019 | Amicus, Environmental Justice, Freedom of Expression, Legislation
The First Amendment provides some protection for commercial speech, or speech on behalf of a corporation with the intent to produce profit. Despite this, many state governments are entertaining and passing legislation that would prevent plant-based meat and milk...
by | 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 sfoote | Feb 14, 2018 | Amicus, Legislation, Racial Justice
Last week, the Massachusetts state legislature scrapped H3361, a bill that sought to improve state data collection on Asian Americans. Proposed by State Representative Tackey Chan, the bill would have required state agencies to report data by individual ethnic group...
