Sandra Day O’Connor Shattered Glass Ceilings. And She Inspired Lawyers Like Me.

For me, and for generations of female lawyers like me, Sandra Day O’Connor inspired our entrance into the legal field. The service of O’Connor, the first female justice ever to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, made possible the subsequent appointment of the five female Supreme Court justices to serve after her. I mourn her passing not because of her jurisprudence. Rather, I mourn who she was as a trailblazer and what her service at the Court did for women in a field to which I had long aspired. O’Connor…

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Coach Joe Kennedy Resigns After First Football Game Back Following Court Win; Lawyers Cite ‘Retaliation’ Against Him as Reason

After a Supreme Court victory and being reinstated to his football coaching position, Joe Kennedy has submitted a letter of resignation to the Bremerton School District in Washington state.   “We have come to learn of serious allegations of retaliation against coach Kennedy by the Bremerton School District,” Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel at First Liberty Institute, said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “They’ve done everything they can to make him feel unwelcome,” Sasser said, adding that First Liberty Institute, the legal organization that represented Kennedy throughout his legal battle, is…

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Former US president Donald Trump reportedly parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial – ABC News

Former US president Donald Trump reportedly parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial  ABC News Trump, Lead Impeachment Lawyers Part Ways Week Before Trial  Voice of America Donald Trump’s impeachment defence in disarray as lead lawyers quit – reports  The Guardian Former US President Donald Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial  The New Indian Express Five of Trump’s impeachment lawyers leave less than two weeks before trial  CTV News View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Trump’s lawyers question Congress’ power to investigate him, battle House over demand for financial records – USA TODAY

Trump’s lawyers question Congress’ power to investigate him, battle House over demand for financial records  USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Lawyers for President Donald Trump and the House clashed Tuesday in federal court over the extent of Congress’ power to investigate him in … “us congress” – Google News

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