October 2018 brought us RBG, the documentary about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now we have On the Basis of Sex, a biopic starring Felicity Jones as this iconic leader in the fight for gender equality and justice under the law. The film is directed by Mimi Leder. Read more…
The San Jose Mercury Newsquoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffeof the USC Price School on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. “This is going to test the strength of the #MeToo movement,” said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a politics professor at the University of Southern California. And coming just six weeks before crucial midterm Read more…
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk”interviewed Jody Armourof the USC Gould School about President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee and the possible impact on civil rights and midterm elections. Jody Armour said it was an opportunity for all Americans to reflect on what we want from our courts. Do we want our judges to Read more…
The Nine is Jeffrey Toobin’s reveals the lives of post-WWII Supreme Court Justices. He explores the notion of ideology and politics within the role of the judicial branch. We’ve chosen this 2007 title as a general look at the Supreme Court in order to discuss rule of law, personal politics, and the judicial branch more broadly.
Last week, we wrote about the Supreme Court decision on campaign contributions. We mentioned Justice Stevens’ new book, Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, and found NPR’s interview with him from Weekend Edition Saturday. Take a listen and tell us what you think in the comments below or Read more…
by Jeremy Loudenback The Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismantle limits on campaign contributions has elicited a fervid reaction from many quarters. But it turns out that legal experts and those worried about the influence of political organizations funded by wealthy individuals aren’t the only ones concerned with the issue of abolition of Read more…
