Op-ed: ‘Empathy is important in making judgments’
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Opinion
In an op-ed, “Empathy is important in making judgments,” published by the Oakland Tribune, Equal Justice Society board member Prof. Margaret Russell, a law professor at Santa Clara University and Marilyn Edelstein, an English professor at the same institution, discuss the notion of empathy in the context of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings.
Read the piece here.
Tags: empathy, Margaret Russell, Marilyn Edelstein, oakland tribune, Opinion, sonia sotomayor
Friday SF Bay Area Discussion on Nomination of Judge Sotomayor
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Events
The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society, Alliance for Justice and the Equal Justice Society will this Friday host a panel discussion on the nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court and the upcoming July 13 hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The brown bag lunch event is on Friday, [...]
Tags: alliance for justice, American Constitution Society, Christopher Arriola, Coblentz Patch Duffy Bass, Equal Justice Society, Eva Paterson, Jeffrey Fisher, Margaret Russell, Pamela Karlan, Stephen Berzon
