Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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11th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Bar Exams, Barack Obama, Career Alternatives, Department of Justice, Drugs, Election 2012, Elena Kagan, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Old People, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS
Morning Docket: 09.26.11
* Will the DOJ ask the 11th Circuit to reconsider Obamacare before appealing to SCOTUS to get the president reeelected? Does a bear sh*t in the woods? [Los Angeles Times] * The verdict is in on Elena Kagan’s first year on the bench, and one thing’s for sure: the ladies love her. That’s definitely what […]
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Airplanes / Aviation, Federal Judges, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg Evacuated From Plane at Dulles
Along with all of the other passengers, according to the Washington Post. The plane reportedly experienced engine trouble. United Airlines Flight 586 was scheduled to depart Dulles for San Francisco at 12:34 p.m. The engine problems apparently started before the plane took off. The passengers were evacuated from the smoky plane via emergency chutes and […] - Sponsored
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4th Circuit, Crime, Football, Free Speech, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Marijuana, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Rape, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.11
* Looks like you really screwed the Cooch. Virginia and its Obamacare challenge got slapped around today by the Fourth Circuit. [Blog of Legal Times] * Just how rich are the members of SCOTUS? When you’re worth $45M, like RBG, you can afford to fall asleep during the State of the Union address. But you […]
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Media and Journalism, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wal-Mart
Quote of the Day: I Don't Think 'Moderate' Means What You Think It Means
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the four moderates on the court, dissented from Justice Scalia’s broader analysis and sought a much narrower holding. — the New York Times editorial board, in an editorial about Wal-Mart v. Dukes entitled Wal-Mart Wins, Workers Lose. -
9th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Gender, Labor / Employment, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Frank, Ted Olson, Wal-Mart, Women's Issues
Supreme Court Rejects Nationwide Class Action Against Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart: where you can save money and live better, except if you're a woman. Yesterday, SCOTUS reversed the Ninth Circuit in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, and held that class action certification should not have been granted in this case involving claims of pay and promotion discrimination against female employees. -
Commencement, Guido Calabresi, Law Schools, Martha Minow, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Even Harvard and Yale Couldn't Pull Off Flawless Commencements
Here are a couple of things I learned last week: 1) Above the Law readers love commencement train wreck stories. 2) Emory Law students feel picked on. Armed with this new information, I bring you stories of commencement ridiculousness at schools with student bodies mature enough to take a little scrutiny. Graduation has come and […] -
Old People, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Should Ruthie Stay Or Should She Go?
Here’s the question swirling through the blogosphere today: Should Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg resign now — because if she dies under a Republican president, it will be a disaster for every ideal she fights for? The question was teed up on the WSJ Law Blog this morning after an AP report noted that some liberals […] -
Benchslaps, Crime, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials
Quote of the Day: Justice Ginsburg's Subtle Benchslap of Tulane Law
On what basis can one be confident that law schools acquaint students with prosecutors’ unique obligation under Brady? Whittaker told the jury he did not recall covering Brady in his criminal procedure class in law school. Dubelier’s alma mater, like most other law faculties, does not make criminal procedure a required course. [FN21] [FN21] See […] - Sponsored
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Ann Althouse, Birthdays, Blogging, Free Speech, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Non-Sequiturs: 03.15.11
* The town of Sedgwick, Maine, has declared “food sovereignty,” giving its citizens the right “to produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume local foods of their choosing,” without regard to state or federal law. Preemption? The Supremacy Clause? Eat it. [Food Renegade] * Speaking of chaos, Wisconsin law professor Ann Althouse wonders: “Who will win […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Politics, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Will SCOTUS Go to the SOTU This Year?
Tomorrow night, many of us will tune in to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — hoping to catch more catfighting than on an episode of Jersey Shore. Last year’s SOTU did not disappoint drama-seekers. As you may recall, an Article II vs. Article III smackdown took place: President Obama chided the Supreme […] -
Fashion, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Television
Quote of the Day: Thanks for That Mental Image, Ginia
The costuming department has put Kate in clothing so tight and heels so high, they make Ally McBeal’s notorious miniskirt suits seem like something you would expect to find on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. — New York Times television critic Ginia Bellafante, referring to Kate Reed, the protagonist of the new legal drama Fairly Legal (in […] -
Eyes of the Law, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Theater
The Eyes of the Law: Justice Ginsburg in Chinatown
Alas, Justice Ginsburg wasn’t spotted slurping down noodles at Tony Cheng’s. Rather, Her Honor was in D.C.’s Chinatown for a theater performance, which is more her speed. (She also loves the opera, of course.) The Eyes of the Law celebrity sighting took place on Friday evening. Our eyewitness reports: RBG spotted at the theater! It […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clerkships, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: All of October Term 2010Plus several hires for October Term 2011.
Earlier this week, the New York Daily News reported that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has no plans of stepping down from the Supreme Court anytime soon. This wasn’t terribly exciting, since there haven’t been any rumblings of an AMK departure. In addition, Justice Kennedy has already hired at least two law clerks for October Term […]
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Deaths, Law Professors, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Martin Ginsburg, Noted Tax Lawyer and Husband of Justice Ginsburg, R.I.P.
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Courtship Connection, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
ATL Courtship Connection: Lawyers in Love with Lillie's
We set up three lawyerly blind dates last week. One got off to a rough start. One shut a restaurant down. And the third… well, our magic 8-ball of love says “reply hazy.” I set these two up because they’re both over 30, like tonic as a mixer, and listed Ruth Bader Ginsburg as their […] -
David Souter, Nina Totenberg, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg's Dozing During SOTU
Here’s one talk that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t fall asleep during: her own, a conversation with Nina Totenberg at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday night. We took note of the fact that RBG dozed off a bit during President Obama’s State of the Union address. As it turns out, Justice Ginsburg has an […] -
Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS Retirement Watch? Zzzzzz...
Justice Alito was barely able to contain himself during Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech. Justice Ginsburg, on the other hand, was barely able to stay awake: For Obama, a polite State of the Union [Washington Post] Earlier: SCOTUS Slammed at SOTU Breaking: Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized (Again), But Released Ginsburg Falls Asleep: Media Pretend […] -
Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, Music, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Theater
The Eyes of the Law: Justices Scalia and Ginsburg at the Opera
Despite their ideological differences, Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg bond over their shared love for the opera. Both judicial luminaries attended Saturday’s opening night performance of Ariadne auf Naxos, at the Washington National Opera. If you’re into Article III celebrity sightings, the D.C. opera house is where it’s at. Not only did the […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Breaking: Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized (Again), But Released
The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Health Watch continues. This just in, from the AP: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was briefly hospitalized overnight after having a bad reaction to some medicine. A statement from the court says Ginsburg was taken to the Washington Hospital Center Wednesday night and released […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Update: Justice Ginsburg Is Back on the Job
We’re happy to report that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was hospitalized last night after feeling lightheaded, was released from Washington Hospital Center this morning. The famously hardworking jurist “was at her desk by early afternoon, the court said.” Welcome back, Justice Ginsburg! Justice Ginsburg Home From Hospital [AP] Earlier: Breaking: Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized