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U.S.: Elena Kagan offers new law students advice — and a shot of confidence
Harvard Gazette: "Elena Kagan was 'petrified' when a Law School professor called on her on her first day of class. She blew her first exams, which situated her in 'the bottom third of the class.'" -
U.S.: Ginsburg appears strong during first speech since latest cancer revelation
CNN: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, making her first public appearance since it was announced that she had undergone recent treatment for pancreatic cancer, appeared strong Monday when she accepted an honorary degree from the University at Buffalo." -
U.S. Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas
Associated Press: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, the Supreme Court said Friday." -
U.S.: Law school Supreme Court clinics catapult students to top jobs
Bloomberg News: "Alex Twinem’s second-year spring at Stanford Law School looked a bit different than that of her peers. Twinem, rather than cramming for exams, was hard at work on a case that ultimately resulted in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision: Obergefell v. Hodges." -
Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have any regrets? Hardly
MPR News: "Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 86-year-old feminist icon, have any regrets about her professional life? Hardly. 'I do think that I was born under a very bright star,' Ginsburg said." -
U.S.: Kagan speaks of Supreme Court credibility in Spokane
Associated Press: "Supreme Court justices are aware of how decisions made along partisan lines can damage the credibility of the institution, Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday at a judicial conference in Washington state." -
U.S.: Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at 86, dreams of serving many more years
USA Today: "Supreme Court Associate Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a message for friends and foes alike: She hopes to serve many more years." -
U.S.: Ex-Marine, professor, MLB draft pick among high court clerks
Associated Press: "A former Marine who deployed twice to Afghanistan. A patent law professor. A woman who’s blind. Two Rhodes scholars. They’re among the lawyers starting work this summer as law clerks at the Supreme Court." -
U.S.: Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
Associated Press: "John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99." -
Clarence Thomas: From 'Black Panther type' to Supreme Court's conservative beacon
NPR News: "On the U.S. Supreme Court, where nine justices often disagree but try to meld their views into majority decisions, one justice stands out."