E-mail a friendJanuary 11, 2006
Yale law professor Kenji Yoshino assesses the Alito confirmation hearings. Actress Rachel Weisz reflects on the message and lessons learned from her film, The Constant Gardener.
Kenji Yoshino
Kenji Yoshino
Professor of law and deputy dean for intellectual life at his alma mater, Yale Law School, Kenji Yoshino is a specialist in constitutional law, antidiscrimination law, and law and literature. His work has been published in many academic journals, and his pioneering identity-based approach to discrimination law was featured in a New York Times profile. He also has degrees from Harvard and Oxford. Yoshino's new book, Covering, explores the legal pressures in American society to hide our authentic selves.
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz
London native Rachel Weisz likes quirky roles that are out of character for her personality. She acted in British film and theatre before starring in the blockbusters The Mummy and its sequel, which brought international fame. Weisz began acting at Cambridge University, where she co-founded a theater company and won a student drama award. Her film credits include Enemy at the Gates, Runaway Jury, Constantine and The Constant Gardener, for which she recently earned Golden Globe and SAG nods.