Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in CLS v. Martinez that public colleges and universities may require campus-based religious organizations that want university recognition or funds to comply with that university’s anti-bias rules. This ruling stems from a contentious lawsuit brought by the Christian Legal Society (CLS), a campus-based group at the Hastings College of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘SCOTUS’
Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 1
Posted in Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged Elena Kagan, Judicial Nominations, Kagan, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began the confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. While seriousness of purpose often marks such proceedings, the hearing began on a particularly somber note with news of the death of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), who represented West Virginia in the Senate for more [...]
A Supreme Court Justice Worth Rallying Around
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on August 6, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
UPDATE: The Senate today confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read AAUW’s statement about the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Sotomayor. This afternoon, when Judge Sonia Sotomayor becomes the third women ever confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, history will have been made. Of course, given her legal background [...]
AAUW Supports Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged federal judicial nominations, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 23, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
AAUW just released a statement this afternoon supporting the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/23/2009 Contact: Lisa Goodnight, goodnightl@aauw.org 202/785-7738 AAUW Supports Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor Judiciary Committee to Vote Next Week; Senate Floor Vote Expected by August 7 WASHINGTON – After carefully considering her 17-year record as a federal judge and closely [...]
Confirmation Hearings Day Four
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged Judicial Nominations, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 16, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Thanks for joining us for our final day live blogging the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor including testimony from witnesses.
Confirmation Hearings Day Three
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged current events, federal judicial nominations, news, politics, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 16, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Sotomayor continued for a third day. Read the transcript of Wednesday’s live blog below and be sure to join us for the final day of testimony.
Confirmation Hearings Day One
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged confirmation hearings, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor on July 13, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Missed Monday’s live blog of Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings. Read the complete transcript below and be sure to join us for day two on Tuesday.
Host a Sotomayor Confirmation Watch Party
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Action Network, confirmation hearings, federal judicial nominations, news, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 10, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings with the Senate Judiciary Committee are set to begin next Monday. Be a part of this historic event and engage family, friends, and your community to discuss the nominee’s stances on issues important to women and their families by hosting a watch party. AAUW is actively monitoring [...]
Ricci v. DeStefano
Posted in Women and Work, tagged CT, Firefighters, New Haven, Ricci v. DeStefano, SCOTUS, Title VII on June 30, 2009, | 4 Comments »
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for employers and the labor force nationwide, yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the firefighter plaintiffs in the case Ricci v. DeStefano. In Ricci, 20 white firefighters and one Hispanic firefighter sued the city of New Haven, Connecticut, for throwing out the results [...]
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