During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Jane Bolin, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: April 11, 1908, Poughkeepsie, New York Died: Jan. 8, 2007, Queens,…
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District Attorneys to Begin Visiting Prisons, Jails Regularly
In a progressive new initiative unveiled on Monday, nearly 40 U.S. district attorneys will begin visiting prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers on a regular basis as well as incorporating it into their mandatory training and job expectations, The Washington Post reported. The group Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) has led…
Even Lawyers Are Beginning to 'Get It'
By Michael Nam Photo by Shutterstock As high profile anti-discrimination cases dominate the media, the legal industry is showing that lawyers can indeed make moral choices beyond the need for representing paying clients. Big law firms are drawing the line in the sand on the issue of same-gender marriage and…
California Law Students Seek Redemption for an Asian Lawyer
By Julissa Catalan University of California, Davis law students have petitioned the state barand, soon, the Supreme Courtto credit an Asian lawyer who was initially denied a license in 1890 with posthumous admission to the California State Bar. Over a century ago, the state of California denied Hong Yen Chang…