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Furman President Davis, Cosby respond to SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
Local new outlets reach out to Furman for comment the about U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action.
Continue ReadingAlumnus examines race and the Supreme Court in ‘Justice Deferred’
Orville Vernon Burton ’69, the Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Chair of History and a professor of sociology, anthropology, computer science and pan-African studies at Clemson University, said that – despite his considerable scholarly achievements,...
Continue ReadingDanielle Vinson comments on KBJ appointment to SCOTUS
The Statehouse Report interviewed Danielle Vinson, professor of politics and international affairs, for a story about the appointment of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Vinson said that...
Continue ReadingCongressman Clyburn hopes Pres. Biden will pick SC judge for Supreme Court
Brent Nelsen, a politics and international affairs professor at Furman University, spoke to WYFF News 4 about a possible replacement for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer who announced he would retire this year. J. Michelle...
Continue Reading‘Overlooked’: Black women are nearly absent from the federal bench
A commentary by Catherine Smith and Trina Jones in The National Law Journal draws upon remarks by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and passages from a book titled "Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme...
Continue ReadingStudents pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Nearly 500 students gathered this month for a virtual tribute to honor late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The event was led by Wyoming's first female supreme court justice and chief justice Marilyn Kite,...
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