AP: Sandra Day O’Connor fully retired from public life
For more than a decade after leaving the court in 2006, O'Connor kept up an active schedule: serving as a visiting federal appeals court judge, speaking on issues she cared about and founding her own education organization. But the 88-year-old,…
Column: Why replacing the ‘swing’ justice ignites warring passions of special interest groups
What happened after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor left and Justice Samuel Alito Jr. took her seat is a window into why filling the Kennedy seat will be a high-stakes battle.
For some, Supreme Court nod is a ‘wasted opportunity’ for diversity
President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest…
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Sandra Day O’Connor Explores Supreme Court History, Inner Workings
Sandra Day O'Connor Explores Supreme Court History, Inner Workings…
Judy Woodruff with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor…
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to sit on the high court's bench and retired from the court in 2006. Her work since then has taken her many places, including the classroom. Judy Woodruff's has…
Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and the new makeup of the court.
As the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan continue, it remains to be seen what issues and moments will define the proceedings. On Tuesday, Kagan declined to comment on legal questions that "might some day come before the…
President Barack Obama awarded 16 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff offers a look at the ceremony.
