From Law.com authored by Marcia Coyle: “For women who argue in the U.S. Supreme Court today, the clothes they wear are not much of a big deal. But when Deanne Maynard, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Supreme Court and appellate practice, was a new lawyer in the U.S. solicitor general’s office, her appearance was an […]
Category Archives: SCOTUS
26 Years Ago, America Started Talking About Sexual Harassment Thanks To Anita Hill
From The Huffington Post authored by Amanda Terkel: “In the past year, more and more women have been coming forward to talk about how powerful men have used their high positions to sexually assault and harass them. What the accusations against President Donald Trump, former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and movie producer Harvey […]
‘The RBG Workout’: 84-Year-Old Justice Might Put You To Shame In The Gym
From wbur authored by Carey Goldberg: “In photos of the sitting Supreme Court, 84-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg looks tiny compared to her colleagues, but don’t be fooled: She is “TAN,” says her personal trainer, Bryant Johnson, and “by TAN I mean Tough. As. Nails.” Ginsburg’s health has been a topic of discussion — and […]
Sonia Sotomayor tore apart partisan gerrymandering with one simple, devastating question
From Business Insider authored by Mark Joseph Stern: “Throughout Tuesday’s oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, Justice Anthony Kennedy and the Supreme Court’s left-leaning justices grilled Wisconsin’s attorneys with tough questions that suggest a majority of the court is prepared to impose constitutional limits on political redistricting. The highlight of the hour came when Justice Sonia Sotomayor posed […]
‘Flaming feminist litigator’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg sets up Supreme Court term
From CNN Politics authored by Ariane de Vogue: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg looked out at the first year law class she was about to address at Georgetown Law on Wednesday and smiled broadly after being told the majority of the class were women. “To look out a class like this is exhilarating,” the 84-year-old justice […]
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: A Judicious Trailblazer
From Above The Law authored by Nicole Black: “While on vacation earlier this summer, I read the book Sisters In Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World (affiliate link). I was so intrigued and inspired by this fascinating biography, penned by Linda Hirshman, that chronicled the […]
On Justice Ginsburg’s Summer Docket: Blunt Talk on Big Cases
From The New York Times authored by Adam Liptak: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the most outspoken member of the Supreme Court, sometimes to her regret. Last year, she issued a statement saying that her criticisms of Donald J. Trump during the presidential campaign had been ill advised. “In the future,” she said, “I will […]
Justice Sonia Sotomayor – Part 1 of Law360’s Exclusive Interview
From Law360 authored by Ed Beeson: “The solicitor general from Utah had just started his argument when he uttered the words ‘an objectively reasonable miscalculation.’ Almost on a dime, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stopped him. ‘Tell me what was objectively reasonable about it,’ she said, referring to an unlawful police stop at the heart of a […]
Study finds female Supreme Court justices are interrupted more than male justices
Nope. It’s not just you. It’s Justice Ginsberg, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan, too. It’s all of us, and we need to be aware of how and when these interruptions happen, so that we can better COMBAT against them. “Combat” you say (question)…”yep,” I respond, unapologetically. Even if the folks around us are […]
I Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Workout. It Nearly Broke Me.
Oh Ruth, Oh Ruth, how many ways do we love thee? A warrior in not just ONE area of your life, but freakin’ ALL, EVERY day, in EVERY way. This article tells the story of the author, “young and reasonably fit,” determined to do RBG’s actual workout routine. The gentleman who trains RBG (and Stephen Breyer and Elena […]
