The Supreme Court's Three Female Justices Are Fighting Tooth and Nail for Reproductive Rights
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt, a challenge to Texas’s HB2, a wide-ranging bill whose purpose is largely to regulate abortion providers into non-existence. From requiring clinics to abide by the same building codes as a surgical center, to requiring physicians to have admitting…
Loopy Conspiracist Alex Jones Thinks Justice Scalia Was Murdered (Because His 'Gut' Told Him So)
Noted conspiracy theorist, Illuminati-believer, racist and “lovable” anti-Semite Alex Jones has made yet another grab for the spotlight. After reports of the passing of conservative U.S. Supreme Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13, the founder of the site InfoWars.com said he believes that Scalia was murdered in a…
The Boss Women Of the Supreme Court Now Featured in Their Own Portrait
Today in About Damn Time: the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery uncloaked a portrait featuring the women of the United States Supreme Court, past and present. As of November 2, 2015, the painting hangs in the Washington, D.C. gallery.
'Marty Was Always My Best Friend': Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Love Story
Wives—and until 1981, they were always wives—of Supreme Court justices have historically had roles not unlike a gaggle of First Ladies: sitting for photographs in Good Housekeeping, sitting in a special reserved section of the court even after their husbands retired, gathering for lunch three times a year in what used…
Antonin Scalia Called His Bestie Ruth Bader Ginsburg 'Goldberg'
Weird but true: Jezebel idol and baddest Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very good friends with Antonin Scalia, the guy who thinks women using “the F word” are ruining America. That—and the fact that they’ve worked together for 22 years—makes it moderately surprising that he called her by the wrong name…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tells Women to Grab 2015 By the Horns
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accepted the Radcliffe Medal from Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on Friday, and in her speech, the always-inspiring 82-year-old badass advised her young female listeners to lead by example.
Here's Your First Look at the Cover of Notorious RBG
Great news, Baderites (Baderettes?): the day you can get your hands on a copy of the highly-anticipated biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is fast approaching. And now, here’s your first look at its cover.
Hobby Lobby Made Indiana's Religious Discrimination Bill Possible
Yesterday, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed SB 101 into law, a "religious freedom" bill that will allow business owners in the state to discriminate against whoever they please. A dozen other states are considering similar measures, but in the meantime, let's consider how we got here: the Supreme Court's terrible…
Lego Rejected This Flawless Female Supreme Court Justice Set; We Object!
Artist Maia Weinstock has created a set of Legos celebrating the four women who have served on the Supreme Court–Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan–and they are very cool. The only downside is that they are not available to preorder for the upcoming holiday season.
Justice Ginsburg Talks Abortion Access and Your 'Notorious RBG' Tattoo
Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Supreme Court justice, foremost champion for women's rights and the only picture on Jezebel's vision board—sat down last night for an interview with MSNBC correspondent and former Jez staffer Irin Carmon. In short: RBG thinks your Notorious RBG tattoos are a little weird, but a "nice sentiment,"…
We Are All Supremely Hackable
This NYT Magazine article on passwords broke my heart a little bit this morning. Professional phisher Journalist Ian Urbina got a bunch of friends, strangers and even security experts to divulge their passwords, and the rationale behind choosing them. They're shockingly meaningful, condensed snippets of memoir, used…
Anti-Gay Group Wants Kagan and Ginsburg to Recuse from Marriage Case
The frothingly anti-gay American Family Association is pushing Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan to remove themselves from the upcoming case that will decide whether same-sex marriage is protected under the Constitution. They're arguing that both women have officiated at gay weddings, making…
Get Excited for This Celebratory 'Notorious R.B.G.' Biography
Coming soon: A full-length celebratory biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Even better, it'll be co-written by the woman who created Notorious R.B.G., your favorite Tumblr starring a sitting Supreme Court Justice (not that Scalia's Sonic the Hedgehog fan art isn't lovely). I assume this knocks out at least 25 percent of…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Recovering From a Heart Procedure
Supreme Court Justice and living national treasure Ruth Bader Ginsburg is currently in the hospital after receiving a stent in one of her coronary arteries last night. But before you burst into tears (like I did): the heart procedure is relatively routine, and the Notorious RBG will likely be out of the hospital in 48…

