Justice Scalia's Approach To Women's Rights 'Jarring,' New York Times Editorial Says

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent remarks that the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause does not apply to protecting women from sex discrimination reflects an “antiquated view of women’s rights” that “is jarring, to say the least,” given his position as a member of the nation’s highest court, a New York Times editorial states…

Justice Scalia's Approach To Women's Rights 'Jarring,' New York Times Editorial Says

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent remarks that the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause does not apply to protecting women from sex discrimination reflects an “antiquated view of women’s rights” that “is jarring, to say the least,” given his position as a member of the nation’s highest court, a New York Times editorial states…

Blogs Comment On Supreme Court Vacancy, Antiabortion-Rights Democrats, Other Topics

The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “History Says GOP’s Court Fight Will Be Futile,” Steve Kornacki, Salon’s “The Numerologist”: Republicans’ immediate response to the retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was “hardly a surprise,” including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky…

Senate Judiciary Comm. Chair Leahy Predicts Supreme Court Confirmation This Summer

There is “no question” that a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will be seated in time for the court’s fall term, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the New York Times reports. Leahy predicted that the Senate would confirm a new justice by the summer (Chan, New York Times, 4/11)…

Sotomayor Nomination Raises Questions About How Female Judges View Cases Differently

Following President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, the differences between how male and female judges see and rule on cases has come into question, the New York Times reports.

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