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by Kirsten West Savali onApril 2, 2013() Comments
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March 19, 2013
The ouster of the commissioner's son for tweeting about Jews, blacks and "Obama lovers" highlights diversity issues.
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by Vincent Southerland onFebruary 28, 2013
Your Take: The NAACP LDF weighs in on the justice's complaint about racial prejudice in a case.
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by Lynette Holloway onFebruary 25, 2013
The prosecutor said, "You've got African Americans, you've got Hispanics, you've got a bag full of money. Doesn't that tell you -- a lightbulb doesn't go off in your head and say, 'This is a drug deal'?"
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by Kenneth W. Mack onApril 6, 2012
The justice was given the difficult task of representing his race, a challenge created 50 years ago.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onJune 25, 2010
Maybe not, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor uses his unlikely defense before the Supreme Court to give a primer on how to pick an unbiased jury.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onJune 2, 2010
The erosion of Miranda in Berghuis v. Thompkins reflects our legal system's sharp tilt in favor of the prosecution.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onNovember 18, 2009
When it comes to appointing federal judges, President Obama shouldn’t try to play center. Centrist judges will not balance judges on the right. Left balances right.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onOctober 6, 2009
The new Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, will decide just how soon we give up on kids—usually black kids.
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September 2, 2009
On the heels of the Sotomayor confirmation, another Supreme Court seat may be in play. The potential appointment of three justices in his first term will make President Obama among the most powerful presidents to influence the Court’s direction in decades.
