Judge Childs and a Different Type of Diversity
When talking about diversity at the Supreme Court, another type of diversity is important too: educational diversity. Graduating from an elite law school should not be a requirement for a SCOTUS appointment.
February 01, 2022 at 04:35 PM
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CommentaryA lot has been said about President Joe Biden's pledge to appoint an African-American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. A poll conducted by ABC-Ipsos found that 76% of those surveyed want the president to consider "all possible nominees," while 23% prefer that he only consider Black women. Ilya Shapiro, the newly hired executive director of Georgetown University's Center for the Constitution, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into whether Twitter messages he posted last week suggesting that Biden's promise to choose a Black woman would ensure a "lesser" nominee violated the university's professional conduct, discrimination, and harassment policies.
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