#OnThisDay in 2023, #SandraDayOConnor, American lawyer and #judge, 1st woman Supreme Court #Justice (1981- 2006), died of complications of dementia at 93. 🕊
#RIP

Those of you wondering, I've no intention of mourning Sandra Day O'Connor. Read up on Bowers v. Hardwick & the pernicious effects it had until Lawrence v. Texas

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers_v._Hardwick

#sandradayoconnor sucks #passiton

#Justice #SandraDayOConnor, the first #woman to #serve on the #SupremeCourt, to #lie in #repose in the Court's #GreatHall Today.

She was the first #female #SupremeCourt #justice, and is the second #woman to lie in repose there, after #RuthBaderGinsburg.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Courts #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://apnews.com/article/sandra-day-oconnor-woman-supreme-court-died-92f9145bd594b84f0911b3fa0a244761

#American founders supported #Christianity, but didn't want national #church
https://flip.it/TxTtSa

Justice #SandraDayOConnor warned us in 2005 that #churchstateseparation was at risk. We failed to listen.
https://flip.it/aJ1SuP

#RobReiner #Documentary on #ChristianNationalism Features Interviews With Prominent #Evangelicals
https://flip.it/Z6TOaP

Is #America ‘beyond redemption’ and due for #God’s judgment? Speaker #MikeJohnson thinks so
https://flip.it/eo0h1f

#separationofchurchandstate

Honoring Justice O'Connor
Lying in repose for a day
Her legacy lives on

#sandradayoconnor #supremecourt #legacy #haiku #poetry

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-announces-funeral-plans-justice-sandra-day-oconnor-rcna128832

"Glowing accolades from politicos of every stripe have poured in for former Supreme Court Justice #sandradayoconnor who died on December 1. But for workers once employed at now-defunct Western Airlines, such praises may ring hollow. O’Connor, you see, busted their union and made sure it stayed that way." Via @TheProgressive https://progressive.org/latest/how-sandra-day-oconnor-broke-our-union-wilkes-231205/

Justice O'Connor wrote opinions on issues in her time on the court, from abortion to affirmative action to states’ rights to campaign finance and more.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/12/04/471400/sandra-day-oconnor-wasnt-the-first-woman-considered-for-u-s-supreme-court/

#HoustonMatters #News #Obituary #SupremeCourt #CircuitCourtofAppeals #houstonmatters #SandraDayOConnor #SupremeCourtjustices #womenshistory

The first woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, has died at age 93, per a court statement. She was the first woman SCOTUS justice, appointed by President Reagan.

#SandraDayOConnor
#DemsAbroad
#Democrats
#DemocratsAbroad

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/02/sandra-day-oconnor-supreme-court/
#SupremeCourt #sandradayoconnor

Retired U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, died on Friday at the age of 93, the court said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/02/world/sandra-day-oconnor-dies-93/?utm_content=bufferd9e9b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #sandradayoconnor #obituary #ussupremecourt #us

I am of two minds here.

On the one hand, blaming the one woman in the court for not foreseeing the long term consequences of her own moderation rubs me all kinds of wrong.

On the other hand, white women--not just conservative, I mean white--by and large tend to fuck themselves over a lot by playing the game of appeasing white men, often without realizing that's what they're doing.

the "moderate center" is always left of SCOTUS/governments. Always.

#SandraDayOConnor

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/sandra-day-oconnor-obit-sad-legacy.html

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Dies at 93

https://criticalreport.substack.com/p/sandra-day-oconnor-dies #USPolitics #Politics #USNews #SandraDayOConnor #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt

Sandra Day O’Connor was a disgrace who placed an unelected George W. Bush in office against the will of the voters. She should be remembered with disgust and derision. #sandradayoconnor

#SandraDayOConnor, First #Woman on the #SupremeCourt, Is Dead at 93. During a crucial period in #Americanlaw — when #abortion, #affirmativeaction, sex #discrimination and #votingrights were on the #docket — she was the most powerful woman in the country. read free https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/us/sandra-day-oconnor-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.NAXc.SIEONPlYtH5o&referringSource=articleShare #SCOTUS #ethics #ethicscode #FinancialDisclosures #integrity #leadership #pioneer #RespectWomen

Sandra Day O'Connor, the pioneering first female Supreme Court justice, passed away. Remembering her impactful legacy. #SandraDayOConnor #RIPJusticeOConnor #SupremeCourt

It is with a heavy heart that we remember #SandraDayOConnor, the trailblazing first woman Supreme Court justice who passed away today. Today, we honor her enduring legacy and the unforgettable mark she left on the justice system.

Watch the full interview: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-c0004b99161

#publicmedia #publicbroadcasting #aapb #archives #mediaarchives #publictv #wgbh #gbh #digitization #americanhistory #SandraDayOConnor #supremecourt #womeninhistory #trailblazer #womeninlaw

First female #SCOTUS judge #SandraDayOconnor died at the ripe old age of 30 years too late.
Lest y'all forget, she was the swing vote to hand the election to George Bush and then retired so she could be replaced by Alito.
She was no Kissinger but good lord don't be saying her name kindly just because she had a vagina. She has more blood on her hands than all but the absolute worst in humanity.

#RIPSandraDayOConnor #SandraDayOConnor

Photo: Matt York/AP via "USA Today"

Sandra Day O'Connor lived a good life--and outlived Kissinger.

(she was also the Justice for whom genre romance author Courtney Milan clerked, for anyone interested)

#RIP #SandraDayOConnor

A good obituary here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54937286