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Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn't in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip

Teaching is encouraged as a way to demystify the Supreme Court while exposing the justices to a cross-section of the public

The Independent UK

Justice Kagan: Affirmative Action Suggests that Beneficiaries Could Not be Accepted Based on Merit Alone

OK, she said it in 2006 as a dean, not a Justice, and about women and law review membership at Harvard, not SFFA and minority admissions, but I would be interested in knowing why she has expressed this concern about women, but not URMs. Relatedly, my former colleague (now DC…

Reason

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades

The Independent UK

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Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Harvard and UNC Racial Preferences Cases

A preliminary assessment of today's decisions. The majority rightly struck a blow against the use of racial preferences for purposes of advancing "diversity" in education. But there are some flaws in its reasoning.

Reason

What I Learned From Justice Stevens' Papers on Kelo v. City of New London

There are several interesting revelations, including an unpublished dissent by Justice Antonin Scalia.

Reason

How Heather Mitchell stood into her power during the #MeToo movement

Actor Heather Mitchell's life has been as dramatic off screen as it has on. And she’s channelling those experiences into some of the greatest performances of her career.

ABC News

Editorial: For his legacy, party and country, the president should consider retirement

Joe Biden could retire from office in January 2025 as one of the most accomplished presidents in U.S. history, and probably the most accomplished one-term president. Instead, he appears determined to embark on a second-term campaign that even a sizable portion of his Democratic admirers would dread for the simple,…

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Deerfield rabbi emphasizes ‘empathy,’ ‘justice’ during Passover Seder

Passover began at sundown on Wednesday. For Rabbi Ike Serotta, having his children, who are scattered across the country, home for the holiday is the best blessing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Roberts rankled colleagues as his hold on Supreme Court slipped, book says

A new book details how Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court as it moved to overturn the constitutional right to abortion last year.

Tribune News Service

Joan Biskupic's Barely-There Exclusives

Gone are the days that Biskupic told us things we didn't already know.

Reason

7 best new to Prime Video movies that are 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

These 7 new to Prime Video movies received critical acclaim and are worthy additions to any watchlist.

Tom’s Guide

US Supreme Court honours former justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

After the women’s rights champion died in 2020, the US Supreme Court saw its conservative majority expand further.

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justice Jackson gets hometown honor

The naming of a Miami-area street for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson brings to four the number of sitting justices similarly honored

Chicago Sun-Times

How the Supreme Court has promoted myths about sex offender registries

Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration preventive rather than punitive.

Reason

How SCOTUS Promoted Pernicious Myths About Sex Offender Registries

Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration nonpunitive, accepting unsubstantiated assumptions about its benefits and blithely dismissing its costs.

Reason

Has Justice Barrett Replaced Justice Ginsburg as the Court's Quickest Opinion Writer?

Justice Barrett has produced two majority opinions before most of her colleagues have produced one.

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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any cases

The Supreme Court is off to a historically slow start in failing to resolve any cases in which it has heard arguments since early October

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: January 17, 1973 and January 17, 1996

Frontiero v. Richardson (1973) and United States v. Virginia (1996) were argued on the same day, twenty-three years apart. Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued the former case, and wrote the majority opinion in the latter case.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court asked to stop judges from considering ‘acquitted conduct’ during sentencing

Judges sometimes add prison time for crimes defendants were accused of — even if juries found them innocent. And the Supreme Court has turned down numerous appeals asking it to declare that the Constitution forbids it.

Bangkok Post

Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon will soon be public property

LOS ANGELES: There is nothing soft and cuddly about the way The Walt Disney Co. protects the characters it brings to life.

Salon

Thomases "damaged" court's reputation

When it comes to conflicts of interest, is anyone on the Supreme Court worse than Justice Thomas?

Evening Standard

Live to Lead: everything you need to know about the new Harry and Meghan Netflix series on leadership

Harry and Meghan join forces with the Nelson Mandela Foundation

Reason

Should Justices Sotomayor and Kagan Retire?

A progressive makes the case the two justices should step down within the next two years so that President Biden may appoint their successors with a Democratic Senate.

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