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Supreme Court Says Sotomayor Breaks Shoulder in Fall at Home

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says Justice Sonia Sotomayor broke her left shoulder in a fall at her Washington home. The court says the 63-year-old Sotomayor will wear a sling for several weeks and undergo physical therapy. She is not expected to miss any time on the bench. The justices are hearing arguments this week […]

April 17, 2018

MSIs

Linda Brown, Kansas Girl at Center of 1954 Brown V. Board of Education Ruling, Dies

TOPEKA, Kan. – Linda Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76. Topeka’s former Sumner School was all-White when her father, Oliver, tried to enroll the family. He became lead plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v. Board […]

March 26, 2018

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Supreme Court Justice to Speak at University of Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer has been scheduled to speak at the University of Virginia School of Law.  The Daily Progress reports Breyer is set March 1 to discuss his most recent book. The school’s website says Breyer will talk about ways American judges can understand and consider foreign events, […]

February 26, 2018

Students

Post-Brown Diversity has to Mean More Than Numbers

Brown v. Board of Education was as much a stepping stone to building a diverse democracy as it was about the attainment of equal educational opportunities for non-White students.

May 16, 2017

African-American

The Supreme Court’s rehash of Fisher and Affirmative Action

Scalia revival of “mismatch” idea gets most of the headlines.

December 13, 2015

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Convictions vs. Tax Exemptions: Christian Colleges May Have to Make Choice

When the Supreme Court ruled that all states must recognize same-sex marriages in June, it turned a spotlight on Christian colleges and universities.

September 9, 2015