U.S. Supreme Court nomination bolsters women's status
History - Politics
By Pamela Manson
And Elizabeth Neff
The Salt Lake Tribune
Those buoyed by the possibility of three women on the nine-member U.S. Supreme Court if Solicitor General Elena Kagan is confirmed can also look to Utah's high-ranking female judges.
After all, two of the state's five Supreme Court justices are women. Three top spots also were occupied by women at the same time: U.S. District Court Chief Judge Tena Campbell, Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham, and former 3rd District Court Presiding Judge Sandra Pueller.
But overall, women are underrepresented in the state's judicial positions, making up just 22 percent of district, juvenile and appellate court judges. One one of eight federal judges is a woman.
Elena Kagan nod would put third Jew on Supreme Court
History - Politics
From Clevland Jewish News
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Elena Kagan would make it three -- three women and three Jews on the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time in its history.
President Obama, announcing Monday the nomination of his solicitor general to fill retiring Justice John Paul Stevens' seat ont the Supreme Court, made one historical element of the nomination explicit; the other was implied.
"She would relish, as I do, the prospect of three women taking their seats on the Supreme Court for the first time in history," Obama said of Kagan's late mother, who fought gender discrimination as a lawyer.
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
Literature
Through explorations of the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--Roshi Philip Kapleau presents a comprehensive overview of the history and discipline of Zen Buddhism. An established classic, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who has succeeded Philip Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center, one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States.
World-renowned Buddhist teacher Roshi Kapleau brings a new introduction to his twenty-five-year-old classic. Useful to both initiates and long-term disciples alike, the comprehensive guide is an overview of the profundities of Buddha. (Philosophy)
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