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Sonnenschein recently filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Asian American Justice Center, the National Council of La Raza and several other civil rights organizations in Horne v. Flores.  The case involves an injunction compelling the state of Arizona to provide sufficient funding for non-English-speaking school children.  The brief focuses on the importance of providing English language learners with access to effective programs, as required by the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, and argues for equal access to public education as a fundamental civil right.
Click here to view the full list of amici.

As California's supreme court prepares to rule on the single-sex right-to-marry issue in light of Proposition 8, the spring 2009 issue of Diversity Connections includes Paul Glad's reflections on the state of same-sex marriage in California and nationally.  Also in this issue, Diversity Partner Helise Harrington reflects on implicit bias, the subject of a recent forum in our Los Angeles office, and generational diversity in the workplace, a subject first explored in Diversity Connections in winter 2008.  In the current issue, you can also learn about exciting developments around the firm and test your knowledge of African American history.