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Ginsburg's Affirmative Action Lesson
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyWhy is anyone surprised at Ruth Bader Ginsburg's statement that she was considered for a position at Columbia because of affirmative action? As Ria states in her post, affirmative action didn't make her smart or prepared or exceptional. She already possessed those qualities. It just put her name on the list. ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Am a Product of Affirmative Action
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyEmily Bazelon has an interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Tuesday's New York Times, in which she talks with the judge about both Sonia Sotomayor's impending confirmation and Ginsburg's own role as the sole woman among the nine members of the high court. One of the most interesting points comes when Bazelon asks what she thinks of Judge Sotomayor calling herself a product of affirmative action. Says Ginsburg: "So am I. I was the first tenured woman at Columbia. That was 1972. Every law school was looking for its woman. Why? Because Stan Pottinger, who was then head of the office for civil ...
Firefighters Case Looms Large for Sotomayor
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWhen the Supreme Court issues its final rulings of this term on Monday morning, the White House and senators from both parties will be watching most intently for the results of one particular case. That case is Ricci et al. v. DeStefano et al. , a reverse-discrimination case in which 20 firefighters from New Haven, Conn., known as the New Haven 20, are suing the City of New Haven over the civil service test the city administered as a part of the promotion process for the fire department. **UPDATE- The Supreme Court has reversed the Ricci decision, on a 5-4 vote.** ...
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