The Lipman Letter
Issue 14 - Fri, March 25, 2022
The Lipman Letter
Issue 14 - Fri, March 25, 2022
1. In the News
1A. From The New York Times: A top Ukrainian police commander offered himself to Russia in exchange for the children of Mariupol: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/25/world/ukraine-russia-war/a-top-ukrainian-police-commander-offers-himself-to-russia-in-exchange-for-the-children-of-mariupol
1B. From The Washington Post: This week, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sat through four days of confirmation hearings in her bid to join the Supreme Court. On Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) said that he intends to support Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, a development that all but ensures her confirmation: https://t.co/qPUijbSGlN
1C. From NPR: On Tuesday, Disney workers walked out over the company’s slow response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. They called on Disney to stop donating to politicians backing the legislation, among other demands: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/22/1088048998/disney-walkout-dont-say-gay-bill
2. Story of the Week
The New Yorker reports that behind closed doors, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife is working with many groups directly involved in controversial cases before the Court. The Court appears likely to secure victories for her allies—on abortion, affirmative action, and gun rights: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/is-ginni-thomas-a-threat-to-the-supreme-court
3. People Are Talking
On Wednesday, Prince William expressed his “profound sorrow” for the slave trade in rare remarks during a trip to Jamaica, stopping short of a formal apology. The trip comes amid protests in the Caribbean calling for the removal of Queen Elizabeth as head of state: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/24/jamaica-william-britain-slavery/
4. For Your Consideration
From 2021 Lipman Fellow Chris Gelardi comes this story, published in New York Focus: “Loopholes Hobble Hochul’s Proposal on Conviction-Based Housing Discrimination, Critics Charge”: https://www.nysfocus.com/2022/03/22/hochul-convictions-housing-discrimination-loopholes/
5. On Next Week
5A. Next Tuesday, the New Yorker presents “The Battle for Voting Rights and the 2022 Midterms”, a discussion featuring the Rev. Dr. William Barber; Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund; and Prof. Jelani Cobb, director of the Lipman Center: https://t.co/vBgnc85p9t
