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Devil in the Grove

'Devil' is a compelling look at the case that forged Thurgood Marshall’s perception of himself as a crusader for civil rights.
Ending the 'hot or not' factor for Nikki Haley and female candidates

Sexist attitudes in the media toward female candidates don't just hurt women, they hurt all of us – lowering public discourse and damaging political representation. It's time to push back.
It's official: Elena Kagan is a Supreme Court justice

Elena Kagan, President Obama's second appointment to the US Supreme Court, was sworn in Saturday as an associate justice. Which cases will she hear first?
Elena Kagan confirmed to Supreme Court

Elena Kagan was confirmed to a seat on the Supreme Court Thursday. The Senate voted 63-37, mostly along party lines, to make Kagan America's 112th Supreme Court justice.
The surprising star at Elena Kagan's hearing: Thurgood Marshall

Because Obama has avoided engaging the empathy debate, Republicans tried to use Kagan's mentor and former US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall as a way to taint Kagan's reputation.
Elena Kagan says she 'reveres' the military. GOP not convinced.

Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court nominee, was challenged bluntly by Republicans on the issue of the military's presence at Harvard Law School.
Elena Kagan: Would she turn Supreme Court into We the People?

Elena Kagan, if confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, would shift the balance dramatically – with three women and a Jewish-Catholic bloc. So would the high court look like We the People?
Elena Kagan: former solicitors general back Supreme Court nominee

Elena Kagan was the first woman solicitor general – the government’s top lawyer at the Supreme Court. Former solicitors general have written a letter endorsing the Supreme Court nominee.
Texas textbook war: 'Slavery' or 'Atlantic triangular trade'?

Changes to social studies textbooks in Texas proposed by conservatives have resulted in a partisan uproar and generated interest far beyond the Lone Star State.
Questions Elena Kagan has already answered

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan lacks a paper trail. But her Senate confirmation hearing last year for solicitor general offers a preview of what's to come.
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Elena Kagan: Would she embody empathy as a Supreme Court justice?

President Obama praised Elena Kagan for her intellect and passion, but he only hinted at the quality he earlier deemed an essential ingredient in a Supreme Court justice: empathy.
Obama cites 'temperament' of Kagan, Supreme Court nominee

President Obama notes consensus-building as a key attribute of Elena Kagan, his Supreme Court pick. She was the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first female US solicitor general.
President Obama to nominate Elena Kagan to Supreme Court

Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be nominated Monday to the Supreme Court.
Teen juries put a new spin on juvenile justice

In L.A.'s peer courts, teen juries grill young offenders and then devise deterrents. The new juvenile justice approach is quickly building a track record of preventing repeat crimes.
Lift Every Voice

On its 100th anniversary, a history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Conservatives see silver lining in Sotomayor vote

Liberals cheered the first Hispanic justice, but conservatives say Sotomayor ultimately backed away from a liberal view of the Constitution.
Review: 'Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg'

Affectionate portrayal of television pioneer Gertrude Berg shows how the talented powerhouse was a role model for a generation of women.
Sotomayor a racist? Hardly, South Bronx says

But growing up in a 'minority-majority' neighborhood does shape one's view of the world, residents say.
In replacing Souter, how far left will Obama go?

He'll face pressure from his liberal base in his pick for the Supreme Court.
A better benchmark for Iraq: lawyers

Lawsuits signify social progress. We don't kill people; we sue them.
Pullman porters tell tales of a train ride through history

Working the sleeping car was one of the best jobs African Americans could get after the Civil War. Though it involved serving well-off whites, the Pullman Company helped create the first black middle class in America.
Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Champion

For kids: US Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to be appointed to the highest court in the land.