Our ideal
of equal justice for all probably could not have evolved without this strong belief in the wisdom of the jury.
The organization's mission, then as today, was simple: fulfilling the American promise
of equal justice under the law.
They provide advocacy, guidance, information, training, and technical assistance for
members of the equal justice community, especially those working in public defense and civil legal aid.
BRYAN STEVENSON is the executive director
of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and a professor of law at New York University School of Law.
Position Summary: HIAS Pennsylvania will host a fellow over two years as
part of the Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps.
The Davis Malm contingent was led by Daniel T. Janis and Kendra Kinscherf, and included Samuel B. Moskowitz, who served as Chair
of the Equal Justice Coalition for three years before stepping down in 2013, J. Gavin Cockfield, Robert J. Diettrich, Gary M. Feldman, Thomas S. Fitzpatrick, James E. Gallagher, Robert J. Galvin, Evgenia I. Goryshina, Tamsin R. Kaplan, C. Michael Malm, Andrew D. Myers, Michael V. Serra, and Howard P. Speicher.
represented upwards of 600 pro bono clients since 2013, achieving life - changing results for individuals and making major contributions on issues
of equal justice in the United States and internationally.
Human Rights Activist, and
Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative BRYAN STEVENSON to Discuss Memoir Just Mercy At Free Community Conversation Event Presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation, and Arts Emerson and the City of Boston on Wednesday, December 9
Watch List jurisdictions fall on the cusp — they may drop into the Hellholes abyss or rise to the
promise of Equal Justice Under Law.
«I appreciate that the Equal Justice Works Fellowship selection committee recognizes the vital need to empower marginalized mobile home park residents, and I am incredibly fortunate to have the
support of Equal Justice Works as its first ever staff - selected Fellow.
The William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law, established in 2014, is dedicated to the values of diversity in the legal profession, the creation of communities of equity and opportunity, and the provision
of equal justice through law.
«I am deeply honored to be able to carry out District Attorney Thompson's
vision of equal justice for all in Brooklyn and I pledge to continue his criminal justice reforms,» Gonzalez said.
«It is our duty as Americans, as Christians and Jews, to always be in
pursuit of equal justice under the law, and I'm proud to work with you.»
The
State of Equal Justice In Wisconsin is the Commission's latest effort to highlight both the challenges we face but also some of the bright spots that deserve more attention.
«We have come together today with one voice to call for fairness in housing court, which today gives us no
measure of equal justice in tenant - landlord disputes.»
Directed by Destin Cretton, the film is an
adaptation of Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson's 2014 memoir on his first case, Walter McMillian, a young black man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit.
EXHIBITION BRYAN
STEVENSON of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) introduces «The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America» (July 26 - Oct.
Ms. Hall was recognized by the Montana Justice Foundation as one of its 2014 Champions of Justice, awarded for her extraordinary efforts on
behalf of equal justice.
The session consists of Prescott, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, Phil
Telfeyan of Equal Justice Under Law, and Chad Livengood from Crains» Detroit Business.
Nevertheless, we cherished the optimistic notion that we were travelling in the
direction of equal justice, though far from reaching it.
Davis Malm attorney Samuel B. (Sandy) Moskowitz has been appointed a
co-chair of the Equal Justice Coalition's new Private Bar Advisory Committee.
On the day before the walk, Governor Patrick proposed funding for FY13 at $ 12 million, which is an impressive jump over last year's $ 9.5 million, though still
short of the Equal Justice Coalition's request for $ 14.5.
Aiming for the
Ideal of Equal Justice for All «Across Florida, thousands of people enter our courthouses every day.
Marty is co-chair of the Health Care Fraud Substantive Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) White Collar Crime Committee, and
of the Equal Justice Council of Maryland Legal Aid, and serves on the Board of Director of the Francis D. Murnaghan Jr..
It is honest because it provides for doing justice without respect of persons, and, by securing individual citizens as well as States in their respective rights, performs the promise which every free government makes to every free
citizen of equal justice and protection.
Misgivings about the justice system's ability to deliver on the promise
of equal justice also became clear: 55 percent of respondents agreed that the nation's justice system discriminates against poor people.