From The Kansas City Star authored by PRWeb: Attorney MaKenzi D. Higgins, a founding partner of Higgins & Corder, LLC, was recently nominated as an Associate Judge for the American Bar … Read More
‘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 … Read More
Jordan just appointed its first-ever female Supreme Court judge
From Step Feed authored by Rayana Khalaf: “Jordanian Judge Ihsan Zuhdi Barakat has broken the glass ceiling as the first-ever female judge in the kingdom’s Supreme Court, Jordanian news agency Petra reported on … Read More
Got Milk? Eleventh Circuit Holds That Discrimination Because of Employee’s Breastfeeding is Unlawful Discrimination
From Verdict Justia authored by Joanna L. Grossman: “What’s to be done with a police officer who has a baby, returns to work, and wishes to continue breastfeeding her baby? … Read More
Time Unveiled 12 Stunning Covers Celebrating Game-Changing Women
From The Huffington Post authored by Jenavieve Hatch: “On Thursday afternoon, Time Magazine unveiled its newest project: profiles of 46 powerhouse women in entertainment, politics, business, science and sports who have broken … Read More
‘Alberta’s Louisville’ — Pioneering attorney and civil rights leader to receive Hometown Heroes banner next month
From Insider Louisville authored by Joe Sonka: “The next “Hometown Heroes” banner in downtown Louisville will be unveiled in September, honoring pioneering attorney and civil rights leader Alberta Jones, whose life … Read More
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 … Read More
Pay Up: Female lawyers are working for income fairness—by suing their firms
From ABA Journal authored by Stephanie Francis Ward: “Traci Ribeiro is single and has no children. Practicing law, the Chicago insurance-defense attorney has said, gives her significant joy. “It’s what … Read More
A crusading attorney helped free a man framed for murder. They both ended up dead.
From Bridge authored by Ron French: “There is a photo I kept on my desk for years. In it, three people stand in a courtroom hallway. On the left is … Read More
Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira: “A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a … Read More