Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Law
04/07/2022
Supreme Court Highlights: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson
The 53-47 vote elevated the first Black woman to the pinnacle of the judicial branch as senators erupted in cheers. Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting President Biden’s nominee.
04/05/2022
Rhode Island Senators Consider Two Paths To Decriminalizing Prostitution
One bill would repeal a range of laws against sex work, while the other would change them from criminal to civil offenses.
03/25/2022
The Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings put patriotism on trial
Beneath the surface of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings this past week, another proceeding was underway.
03/21/2022
Are Women Judges Fairer? 9 Questions for One of America’s Top Female Lawyers
As Hearings Begin for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, an Exclusive Interview with the First Woman to Lead the American Bar Association.
03/21/2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson: Patriotism and Pride
What’s in a name? A lot.
02/21/2022
With Sensors on Streets, France Takes Aim at ‘Noise From Hell’
The French authorities are installing “sound radars” in some cities to detect and photograph vehicles making excessive noise, which they say is a public health hazard.
03/07/2022
Senate unanimously passes anti-lynching bill after century of failure
The Senate on Monday unanimously passed legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime, in a historic first that comes after more than a century of failed efforts to pass such a measure.
03/09/2022
New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses
Officials intend to reserve the first 100 or more retail licenses to sell marijuana in New York for people who have been convicted of related offenses, or their relatives.
02/27/2022
Four women on the Supreme Court would bring historic, near gender parity for institution long dominated by White men
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg used to lament what she imagined schoolchildren saw when they visited the Supreme Court: “All of these men and one tiny woman.”
02/28/2022
Justice Ayesha A. Malik Is Justice for Pakistan’s Women
Pakistan has a sitting female Supreme Court judge for the first time in history. It is a win for more than the judiciary.
02/25/2022
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Jackson would be the first Black woman on the high court, and the first justice since Thurgood Marshall with significant experience as a criminal defense attorney.
01/04/2022