“‘RBG’ is a love letter to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen trace Ginsburg’s life and career from girlhood through marriage and law school to her current position as perhaps America’s least likely pop icon”: Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor has this movie review (3.5 stars).
Ty Burr of The Boston Globe has a movie review headlined “You down with ‘RBG’? Documentary presents its case” (3 stars).
David Fear of Rolling Stone has a movie review headlined “‘RBG’ Review: Iconic Supreme Court Justice Gets the Pop-Doc Treatment; Portrait of legendary judicial firebrand and feminist icon is too cute by half — and still a must-see” (3 stars).
Online at The Village Voice, Bilge Ebiri has a movie review headlined “‘RBG’ Makes for an Engaging Hagiography, But Should It Have Been More?”
Brian Lowry of CNN has a movie review headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary ‘RBG’ earns favorable verdict.” The review states that the documentary, a project of CNN Films, will air on CNN later this year.
Marina Fang of HuffPost has a movie review headlined “‘RBG’ Doc Shows How Lasting Political Change Often Happens Behind The Scenes; Just like its subject, a new film on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly and methodically plots the story of her career.”
Online at espnW, Carrie Ann Welsh has a movie review headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg rarely skips a workout session.”
Sara Stewart of The New York Post has an article headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s kids were scarred by her terrible cooking.”
And Lila Thulin of Washingtonian reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gets a Rock Star’s Welcome at DC Premiere of Documentary; ‘I can die happy,’ one said after making eye contact with the justice/pop-culture sensation at a screening of ‘RBG.’“
“Bill limiting Supreme Court set to advance; Dershowitz: Legislation is a ‘tragedy.'” Gil Hoffman of The Jerusalem Post has this report.
“The Danger of Constant Impeachment Talk: Calls to remove a president have become a regular feature of American politics over the past two decades, making it harder to achieve if truly needed.” Law professor Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.
“What Charles Koch and Other Donors to George Mason University Got for Their Money”: Erica L. Green and Stephanie Saul of The New York Times have this report.
And George Mason University’s Scalia Law School has posted online an item titled “Dean Henry N. Butler Addresses Recent Media Surrounding George Mason University and the Law School.”
“Oregon Supreme Court ponders: Must the public be allowed access to Oswego Lake?” Aimee Green of The Oregonian has this report.
And Conrad Wilson of Oregon Public Broadcasting previewed the oral argument in an article headlined “Oregon Supreme Court Considers Lake Oswego’s Lake Access Rules; Lake Oswego limits access to Oswego Lake to city residents only; But a case before the Oregon Supreme Court seeks to challenge the city’s park rules.”
“Robinson becomes state’s first black chief justice”: Emilie Munson of The Connecticut Post has this report.
And Christopher Keating of The Hartford Courant reports that “Senate Approves Richard Robinson As First African-American Chief Justice Of The State Supreme Court.”
“Justice offers look inside Supreme Court”: Annette Jordan of The Courier-Tribune of Asheboro, North Carolina has an article that begins, “‘It’s a really great time to be a judge in the court system.’ Justice Barbara Jackson was referring specifically to the leadership of Chief Justice Mark Martin on the N.C. Supreme Court, but her words also reflected an enthusiasm for the judicial system itself.”
“Burlington KKK flier case conviction overturned by Vermont Supreme Court”: Jess Aloe of The Burlington Free Press has this report.
And in today’s edition of The Rutland (Vt.) Herald, Patrick McArdle has a front page article headlined “Court: No ‘imminent threat’ in KKK flyers.”
You can access yesterday’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Vermont at this link.
“With dueling DACA cases, Supreme Court showdown seems inevitable”: Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.
