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Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBeyond her trailblazing role as the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra...
Trump’s immunity case is another reminder that all roads now lead to the Supreme Court
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Supreme Court’s hearing Thursday on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim will...
Of the 116 Supreme Court justices in US history, all but 8 have been White men
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSince the Supreme Court first convened in 1790, 116 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. But in recent decades the court has become more diverse. Over half of ...
The conservative legal world lines up behind Donald Trump at the Supreme Court
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAs Donald Trump wages a Supreme Court battle to stay on state presidential ballots, a potent...
Student debt fight ends year on disappointing note
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 months agoStudent loan borrowers began 2023 with money and hope. The year will end with resumed monthly payments and only limited debt relief. At the start of the...
The late Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJustice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered...
Where the Supreme Court stands on banning books
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCurrent precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school's power to ban books, but they didn't agree...
Sandra Day O’Connor's experience as a legislator guided her consensus-building work on the Supreme...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe first female justice on the Supreme Court was also the last justice to have served as an elected...
Start your week smart: George Santos expelled, Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian student, Trump case,...
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWow, suddenly Christmas seems right around the corner. If you’re thinking of going old school this...
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFormer Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who blazed trails as the first woman to sit on the Supreme...