How the Supreme Court Defined Students’ Constitutional Rights

By Eloise Pasachoff Sep 28, 2018 A new book makes the bold claim that "the public school has served as the single most significant site of constitutional interpretation within the nation's history." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Retired Supreme Court Justice Casts Doubt on Bush v. Gore

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 29, 2013 In an instance of too little and way too late, Sandra Day O'Connor appears to be having a case of buyer's remorse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

High Court Scrutinizing Affirmative Action at Colleges

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2012 A hot-button issue from the ’80s and ’90s has come up once again at the U.S. Supreme Court: affirmative action on the college level. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Arc of Women’s Progress

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig May 11, 2010 The first woman to be dean of Harvard Law School. The first woman to be solicitor general. But: the fourth woman, if Elena Kagan is confirmed, on the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

O’Connor Obliquely Critiques SCOTUS Campaign Finance Ruling

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Granted, Sandra Day O'Connor is retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, to which she was a Ronald Reagan nominee, but during a law school conference Tuesday at Gerogetown, the former justice still made concerned noises about the top court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justice O’Connor Warns Against Judicial Inconsistency

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2007 In an apparent rebuke to the Supreme Court's recent abortion decision, retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told Fox News that the law "shouldn't change just because the faces on the court have changed." O'Connor, who time and again swung the court in favor of a woman's right to choose, also criticized lawmakers who try to put political pressure on the judicial process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Case Will Point to Revised Court’s Abortion Approach

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2006 The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week regarding the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed by Congress. The case should indicate how the newly formed court will approach abortion rights without the presence of Sandra Day O'Connor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Dems Find Wedge Issue on Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2006 The Senate Democratic leadership will push for expanded access to contraceptives and sex education--a nationally popular move, but a bitter pill for the prudish right-wingers who are desperately afraid that someone, somewhere, may be enjoying a sexual act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Connor Warns Against ‘Beginnings’ of Dictatorship

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 "It takes a lot of degeneration before a country falls into dictatorship, but we should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings," former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told a Georgetown audience, according to an NPR report. (Hat tip: Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halfhearted Filibuster Attempt Ends Predictably

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 The Senate confirms Alito as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice after the hastily conceived filibuster attempt of Sens Kerry and Kennedy | storyBuzzflash: "There is no 'center' support for Alito's actual positions There's just support for an image the Republicans createdof a harmless guy with a wife driven to tears" | editorial. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justices Reaffirm Emergency Access to Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 It's the first abortion ruling in six years, but the real action comes Friday, when the court takes up the so-called partial birth ban. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alito Appears Headed for Confirmation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 As the hearings end, Democrats seem unlikely to filibuster the nominee. | storyAnd so much for a swing vote: Analyses of Alito's answers by both The New York Times and The Washington Post find the nominee most aligned with Scalia and Thomas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )