Round-Up

Yesterday, Robert Barnes hosted a discussion of the Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire Co.; the transcript is available here. NPR’s Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on “Morning Edition” yesterday; Tony Mauro reports here for the Legal Times; and Richard Thompson Ford has this piece at Slate.

The latest Supreme Court Memo from Linda Greenhouse discussing Justice Ginsburg’s two oral dissents this Term is available here in today’s New York Times; Ann Althouse has these thoughts on Greenhouse’s column at Althouse.

This editorial, also in today’s New York Times, encourages Congress to undo the Ledbetter decision and states that “in addition to interpreting the statute unreasonably and ignoring the relevant precedents, the majority blinded itself to the realities of the workplace.” The Washington Post ran this editorial urging Congress to “move quickly to strike an appropriate balance” between employees’ and employers’ concerns.

At the BLT, Mauro has this post on the death of the petitioner, Mario Claiborne, who’s sentencing case is pending before the Court; Doug Berman reports here at Sentencing Law and Policy.

In today’s Washington Times, Suzanne Fields has this op-ed discussing Justice O’Connor’s endeavor to improve civics education.

Lastly, Steve Vladeck has this post at Concurring Opinions discussing the significance of the Court’s decision in Watters v. Wachovia Bank.