From Women in the World authored by WITW Staff: “American soccer star Becky Sauerbrunn took to Twitter to proudly post a letter from someone she has described as a personal hero and “a complete rock star” — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Sauerbrunn had sported a jersey bearing Ginsburg’s name for the SheBelieves Cup on March […]
Category Archives: SCOTUS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Had a Very Different Path to Power than Brett M. Kavanaugh
From Medium authored by Petula Dvorak: “The senator stared down at the Supreme Court nominee, declaring “I think we need to judge you as a total person.” Are we talking brewskis, boofing and Beach Week here? Come on, senator! They were just teens. Oops, wait. This was Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., as he pressed Ruth […]
Sotomayor Is ‘Profoundly Troubled’ by Georgia Death Penalty Case
From The National Law Journal authored by Tony Mauro: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the latest petition from a black Georgia death row inmate who is claiming juror racial bias, prompting an angry statement from Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor agreed that the denial may have been justified because the latest decision of the U.S. Court […]
From Triumph To Tragedy, ‘First’ Tells Story Of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
From NPR authored by Nina Totenberg: “Late last year, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor issued a statement announcing that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It was a poignant moment, a reminder that for decades O’Connor was seen as the most powerful woman in America. Now comes an important book about her — First, Sandra […]
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Pays Tribute To Inspirational Women With Special Jerseys
From The Huffington Post authored by Sanjana Karanth: “The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) gave a shoutout to women’s empowerment this weekend by wearing jerseys with the names of women who inspire them, from famous musicians to Nobel Prize winners. Players on the team sported the special jerseys at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium during their […]
What the New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Film Gets Wrong, According to R.B.G.: “I Never Stumbled”
From Vanity Fair authored by Kenzie Bryant: “Not long into On the Basis of Sex, future Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (played by Felicity Jones) undresses and falls into bed with her husband, Martin (Armie Hammer). The love scene is brief and tasteful—but it felt much longer Sunday night, watching it in an audience that also held Hillary Clinton, and Gloria Steinem,and […]
O’Connor, Rehnquist And A Supreme Marriage Proposal
From NPR authored by Nina Totenberg: “Some personal secrets are so well-kept that even family and friends are oblivious. So it is with the story of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s marriage proposal to a Stanford Law School classmate in the early 1950s. When 19-year-old Sandra Day entered Stanford Law School in 1949, her […]
O’Connor Diagnosis Highlights ‘Inevitability’ of Dementia Among Lawyers
From The American Lawyer authored by Christine Simmons: “The news that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has dementia has brought renewed attention to the potential of age-related cognitive impairment in lawyers. While several in the industry say law firms are still underprepared to address a diagnosis among their lawyers, some recent initiatives can help firms […]
Powerful Women Talk About Power (And Powerlessness)
From The Cut introduction by Hanna Rosin: “’You have power when so many women are powerless!’ said a sexual-assault survivor as she confronted senator Jeff Flake. The woman who spoke these words was, at that moment, pinning him into the corner of an elevator. He looked stricken and ashamed, like a boy caught with one foot out […]
How Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony Changed America
From TIME authored by Hailey Sweetland Edwards: “History often seems inexorable in hindsight, shaped by powerful figures operating beyond our control. But when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford walked in to face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27, raised her right hand and swore to tell the truth, it was clear that an unassuming psychology […]
