Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u27s confirmation hearing took a controversial turn when commentators picked up on a reference in the New York Times to a portion of a speech she gave in 2001. In that speech, then Judge Sotomayor opined that, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn\u27t lived that life. That statement, along with her participation in the per curiam decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, caused a minor storm during her confirmation. More recently, former Harvard Dean and former Solicitor General Elena Kagan came under fire during her confirmation hearing for supporting her faculty\u27s position on the military\u27s treatment o...
Asserting that a judge‘s background and experience influence their decision is not unlike asserting ...
The lack of racial diversity on our nation’s courts threatens both the quality and legitimacy of jud...
Professor Tobias details the ultimately unsuccessful nomination of Edward DuMont to the United State...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u27s appointment was historic. She is the first Latina Supreme Court member ...
This paper first examines how the senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee treated Justice Sotomay...
The US Supreme Court\u27s legitimacy-its diminishing integrity and contribution to the good of socie...
Although having a diverse bench is instrumental to a fair judicial system, the first Mexican America...
Objectives Few studies have examined the impact of the descriptive representation of Latinos on eval...
During the Senate confirmation hearings for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, concerns were persistently rais...
Three women now sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, and a fourth recently retired, sugges...
This essay explores how the 2009 confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor once again transformed the pr...
For at least three decades now, those charged with nominating and confirming justices to the U.S. Su...
This article explores the difficulties encountered in diversifying the federal bench and why the par...
As has been the case with respect to many political and social institutions in American society, div...
Nearly a decade ago, then judge Sonia Sotomayer gave a speech at the U.C. Berkeley Law School and as...
Asserting that a judge‘s background and experience influence their decision is not unlike asserting ...
The lack of racial diversity on our nation’s courts threatens both the quality and legitimacy of jud...
Professor Tobias details the ultimately unsuccessful nomination of Edward DuMont to the United State...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u27s appointment was historic. She is the first Latina Supreme Court member ...
This paper first examines how the senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee treated Justice Sotomay...
The US Supreme Court\u27s legitimacy-its diminishing integrity and contribution to the good of socie...
Although having a diverse bench is instrumental to a fair judicial system, the first Mexican America...
Objectives Few studies have examined the impact of the descriptive representation of Latinos on eval...
During the Senate confirmation hearings for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, concerns were persistently rais...
Three women now sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, and a fourth recently retired, sugges...
This essay explores how the 2009 confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor once again transformed the pr...
For at least three decades now, those charged with nominating and confirming justices to the U.S. Su...
This article explores the difficulties encountered in diversifying the federal bench and why the par...
As has been the case with respect to many political and social institutions in American society, div...
Nearly a decade ago, then judge Sonia Sotomayer gave a speech at the U.C. Berkeley Law School and as...
Asserting that a judge‘s background and experience influence their decision is not unlike asserting ...
The lack of racial diversity on our nation’s courts threatens both the quality and legitimacy of jud...
Professor Tobias details the ultimately unsuccessful nomination of Edward DuMont to the United State...