issue: Judicial and Executive

Emily Bazelon writes for the New York Times about her interview with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “As the only woman working alongside eight men — Ginsburg has a unique perspective on what’s at stake in Sotomayor’s nomination. I sat down with the 76-year-old justice last week to talk about women on the bench and their Read more …

Joan Biskupic writes in USA Today, “In the term that ended Monday, the Supreme Court shifted more to the right, making it harder for people to bring civil rights claims, rejecting challenges by environmentalists and raising the standard for older workers alleging bias on the job.”

One line from a 2001 lecture given by Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has come under fire. Read for yourself the context within which the line was delivered. The entire lecture is posted on The New York Times website; NOW’s link takes readers to the pertinent section on the last page of the transcript.

Adam Liptak writes in The New York Times: “President’s Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the Supreme Court, where she would be the first Hispanic and the third woman, has raised questions about how her background would affect her decision-making. But there is another question, too: How would she alter the larger Read more …

Paul Campos writes for the Daily Beast, “Justice may be blind, but not when it comes to weight. Paul Campos reports on the bizarre campaign to find a woman to replace David Souter on the High Court—as long as she’s thin.”