Legal News for Thurs 9/25 - Apple and US Bank Out from under CFPB, DOJ Probe into Letitia James, Boston Wrongful Arrest Settlement and AZ Criminal Law Licensing Plan Shot Down
This Day in Legal History: Sandra Day O’Connor Sworn in to SCOTUS
On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, breaking a 191-year gender barrier in the nation’s highest judicial body. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O’Connor’s appointment fulfilled a campaign promise to appoint a woman to the Court and was confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous 99-0 vote. A former Arizona state senator and judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, O’Connor brought to the bench a pragmatic approach rooted in her Western upbringing…
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