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When the Law School admitted its first women students in 1950, Griswold oversaw and initiated the transformation. In fact, he lived to see one of those first female students--Ruth Bader Ginsberg--take her place on the Supreme Court...
...been the appointments to the judiciary. Of the 143 people nominated to the federal bench, the president named 44 women. All three previous presidents combined did not name half of that number. The appointment that will affect our lives for the longest period of time is that of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court...
...parsed jurisprudence might prove more persuasive than an impassioned style in easing the moderates in the liberal direction many Clinton supporters are hoping for. That could be the President's hope. After the long, bumpy and very public selection process last year that ended with the appointment of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he told a roomful of his aides, "That just goes to show that if you give me enough time to make me feel great down here," -- holding his gut -- "it will work out." Breyer, who probably didn't feel too great the last time the President chose a court...
...personality, composed of subtle valences of thought on a thousand topics, in a room where everyone knows the issues and everyone has opinions. A freshman not up to speed on most of those issues will project a sketchy profile. This may account for the different impressions made by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas, the court's newest arrivals. The extroversion of Ginsburg, an enthusiastic dancer at parties, has been heartily reflected in her courtroom demeanor -- sometimes to the annoyance of her colleagues. On her first day on the bench last October, she asked a lot of questions...
...Stephen Breyer to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun. Breyer, a former chief counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, drew immediate praise from key Republicans and Democrats in the Senate for his brilliance, moderation and consensus-building skills. He was passed over last time in favor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg...