Stella M Tsai

June 07, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

I love juries. Juries constitute a microcosm of what democracy can be at its best. The jury members, diverse in race, gender, ethnicity, and profession, and perspective, come together to decide matters of material importance.

By Judge Stella M. Tsai

6 minute read

October 04, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

No matter how tough things got for Judge Marutani, he never lost faith in our democracy or the United States. Neither should we.

By John S. Yi and Stella M. Tsai

9 minute read

June 10, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG) founder Nolan N. Atkinson Jr. is serving in an historic role as Philadelphia's inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer. Atkinson reports directly to Mayor Jim Kenney on diversity and inclusion issues, specifically addressing the barriers that keep the city's workforce ­racially and economically divided.

By Sophia Lee and Stella M. Tsai

10 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since the tragic events in Paris and San Bernardino, California, Muslim communities in the United States have been targeted by criminals, government agents, and even school-age children alike, almost on a daily basis.

By Stella M. Tsai

6 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since the tragic events in Paris and San Bernardino, California, Muslim communities in the United States have been targeted by criminals, government agents, and even school-age children alike, almost on a daily basis.

By Stella M. Tsai

6 minute read

June 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We might soon see [Chinese] at the polls, in the jury box, upon the bench and in our legislative halls. … It is an actual and present danger." — People v. Hall, 4 Cal. 399 (1854).

By Stella M. Tsai

5 minute read

June 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We might soon see [Chinese] at the polls, in the jury box, upon the bench and in our legislative halls. … It is an actual and present danger." — , 4 Cal. 399 (1854).

By Stella M. Tsai

5 minute read

May 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

On occasion, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG) will profile top-ranked officials who have excelled in promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This month, we interview Shelley R. Smith, the city solicitor for Philadelphia.

By Stella M. Tsai

5 minute read

May 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

On occasion, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG) will profile top-ranked officials who have excelled in promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This month, we interview Shelley R. Smith, the city solicitor for Philadelphia.

By Stella M. Tsai

5 minute read

March 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bias is built into our hardwiring. We process millions of pieces of information each day and make automatic decisions using what psychologist Joseph LeDoux in 1996 described as an unconscious "danger detector."

By Stella M. Tsai

7 minute read