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  • June 2008

    • Can Video Games Save the World?

      Washington Post  |  Jun 22, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      Can Video Games Save the World?

      (Newser) - A small group of educators and activists is championing the use of video games for more than just entertainment, the Washington Post reports. “I don't think games have to be fun,” one key organizer said. “I think games have to be engaging.” New titles in the so-called serious game genre focus not only on subjects such as Darfur, the US justice system, and the environment, but also on the more practical, like training Canon employees to service copiers. More »

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      media  • video game  • education  • environmentalism  • political activism  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    • O'Connor's Imprint Fades

      USA Today  |  Jun 10, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      O'Connor's Imprint Fades

      (Newser) - Even as Sandra Day O’Connor public profile as an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease research grows, the legal imprint of the first woman Supreme Court justice is fading, USA Today reports. Since her departure, the Roberts court has shifted course on abortion and retreated from positions supported by her swing vote on affirmative action and campaign finance. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • abortion  • law  • John Roberts  • Samuel Alito  • Sandra Day O'Connor  • integration  • Samuel A. Alito  • justices

    • Retired Justice Turns Video Game Designer

      Wired  |  Jun 5, 08 3:28 AM CDT

      Retired Justice Turns Video Game Designer

      (Newser) - Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor isn't taking it easy now that she's no longer writing decisions, Wired reports. The first woman to be appointed to the top court is leading a project to help young people learn more about their government through a video game. Our Courts, an online game to debut next year, will let students step into the shoes of judges or attorneys arguing real cases. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • video game  • education  • judge  • computer games  • Sandra Day O'Connor  • educational programs

  • November 2007

    • Supreme Court Gets First-Ever Wall Calendar

      Washingtonian  |  Nov 29, 07 7:35 PM CST

      Supreme Court Gets First-Ever Wall Calendar

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court may not come knocking at your door over the holidays, but the stars of the judicial branch have their very own calendar for sale, the Washingtonian reports. Legal Times court reporter Tony Mauro is to thank for the effort, which will help ensure that law junkies and history buffs won't risk missing landmark court anniversaries in 2008. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Sandra Day O'Connor  • US Constitution  • calendars

    • O'Connor Embraces Husband's New Flame

      USA Today  |  Nov 13, 07 2:24 PM CST

      O'Connor Embraces Husband's New Flame

      (Newser) - Sandra Day O'Connor, who retired from the Supreme Court last year to care for her ailing husband, is now supporting his romance with another woman at the Alzheimer's center where they both live. In a poignant development experts say is common, John O'Connor no longer remembers his wife of 52 years and has fallen for another woman. And what makes him happy makes his wife happy, their son tells a Phoenix television station. More »

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      Alzheimer's  • Sandra Day O'Connor

  • July 2007

    • New Court Overturns O'Connor

      Slate  |  Jul 10, 07 6:51 AM CDT

      New Court Overturns O'Connor

      (Newser) - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor legal legacy is one of the first casualties of the new Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts, Slate's Dahlia Lithwick writes. After being hailed as the most powerful women in America, the former justice has seen her judgments "explicitly minimized" or "stepped distastefully over" by the conservative court, writes Lithwick. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • campaign finance  • abortion  • law  • John Roberts  • affirmative action  • Sandra Day O'Connor

  • June 2007

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