Within this Module, the legal profession in the U.S. is explored through gendered and racial perspectives. The life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg serve as an illustration of the obstacles that women historically faced and continue to confront in the pursuit of legal careers.

Read the articles and give your opinions

WEEK 10: Law, The Courts and Legal Careers in the U.S.

Within this Module, the legal profession in the U.S. is explored through gendered and racial perspectives. The life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg serve as an illustration of the obstacles that women historically faced and continue to confront in the pursuit of legal careers.

Required Readings:

Moyer, L.P., Szmer, J. Haire, S., & Christensen, R.K. (2021).'All eyes are on you': Gender, race, and opinion writing on the US Courts of Appeals. Law & Social Review 55, 452-472.

https://doi:10.1111/lasr.12559

Boyd, C.L. (2016). Representation on the courts? The effects of trial judges' sex and race. Political Research Quarterly 69, 4, 788-799.https://doi:10.1177/1065912916663653

Documentary Film (you can also watch the film in week 13 Module 13): RBG (2018). Director: Julie Cohen and Betsy West. This documentary presents the exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States after Sandra Day O'Connor. Assignments Due: Readings, & Documentary Film