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Professor publishes book focused on women in the U.S. Supreme Court

6/20/12

For almost 200 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has been an exclusively male-dominated institution. From 1981 to 2010, however, four women were appointed to the Supreme Court for the first time in U.S. history: Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. In her new book, Associate Professor of Communications Arts and Sciences Nichola Gutgold analyzes the rhetoric of these four women, while shedding light on the rise of political women in American judiciary.

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Civil Rights Appellate Clinic files amici curiae brief with High Court

9/21/10

The Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Thompson v. North American Stainless LP on behalf of six national organizations including the National Employment Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice, AARP, The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Law Center. The brief addresses an important but unresolved issue in employment law: the scope and protection of a key anti-retaliation provision within Title VII. In its amicus brief, the clinic asked the Court to interpret the provision consistent with Congress's intent of protecting all workers against retaliatory conduct.

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Penn State Law expert looks at Kagan nomination

6/28/10

Confirmation hearings for the nomination of Elena Kagan to replace the soon-to-retire John Paul Stevens on the United States Supreme Court began in the U.S. Senate on June 28. Kit Kinports, Polisher family distinguished faculty scholar and professor of law at Penn State and a former clerk on the Supreme Court, said that while the politically charged times could factor into the hearings, Kagan's careful approach also could make the process smoother.

Best-selling author, CNN legal analyst to visit University Park

4/9/08

Jeffrey Toobin, author of "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court," will visit Penn State's Dickinson School of Law, University Park, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in 112 Kern Building. The event, which is free to the public, will be teleconferenced to 254 Advantica Building in Carlisle. A reception and book signing will follow.