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1. Journey to the Center of the Bench.

Author

Cranford, John and Jost, Kenneth

Subjects
*WOMEN judges, *JUDICIAL process, *CIVIL rights, *ABORTION, *LEGAL judgments, *RACE discrimination
Abstract

Profiles Sandra Day O'Connor, former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Preference on judicial decision-making; Position on the constitutional right to abortion; Decision on upholding a racial preference.

Published
2005

2. Justices Say Law on Sex Bias Guards Against Retaliation, Too.

Author

Greenhouse, Linda

Subjects
*LEGAL judgments, *ANTI-discrimination laws, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *COMPLAINTS (Civil procedure), *CIVIL rights, *JUDICIAL process, *SEX discrimination, *BASKETBALL coaches, *HIGH schools, *BASKETBALL for girls, *LEGAL claims, *SOCIAL advocacy
Abstract

Reports that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal law barring sex discrimination in schools and colleges also prohibits school officials from retaliating against those who bring sex discrimination complaints. Significance of the five-to-four ruling, which resolved conflicting interpretations over the scope of the law, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Background on the plaintiff, male gym teacher Roderick Jackson, who lost his position as a girls' basketball coach in a Birmingham, Alabama high school after complaining of discrimination against the girls' team; Comments of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Implications of the decision for Jackson; Reaction of Marcia D. Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center, which represented Jackson.

Published
2005

3. In a Momentous Term, Justices Remake the Law, and the Court.

Author

Greenhouse, Linda

Subjects
*FEDERAL court decisions, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *LEGAL judgments, *JUDICIAL process, *JUDGES, *CONSTITUTIONAL law, *FEDERAL government, *AFFIRMATIVE action program laws, *LEGAL status of gay people, *CIVIL rights, *CRIMINAL law, *FREEDOM of speech, *PROPERTY rights, *PHYSICAL therapy equipment, *NEW product development, *SPORTS medicine, *REHABILITATION, *SPORTS physical therapy, *EQUIPMENT & supplies
Abstract

Examines the U.S. Supreme Court's major rulings of the 2002-2003 term. Rulings in the final week on affirmative action in university admissions and rights for gay men and lesbians; Significance of the decision opening states to lawsuits for violations of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act; Views of analysts; Disagreements among the justices; Voting record; Overview of the term's major rulings on equality, criminal law, federal authority, business, free speech and property rights.

Published
2003

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