When the Supreme Court ruled this summer that corporations with religious owners can't be required to pay for birth control coverage for their employees, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned us in her dissent that the court had "ventured into a minefield." Time is only proving her right.
As previously established, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very pleased about the Tumblr dedicated created entirely in her honor. So it wasn't surprising that during an interview at the 92nd Street Y Sunday night with Nina Totenberg and former President of the Supreme Court of Israel Dorit Beinisch,…
Supreme Court Justice and perfect human Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down for a very long interview with Elle that I will devour like a starving shipwreck survivor at an Old Country Buffet as soon as I get my hands on a copy of the October issue. Among her revelations to the magazine: she's not going anywhere, she and…
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg knows all about her adoring internet fans' tendency to call her Notorious RBG and she's totally into it, because she is a perfect human being who a merciful God would allow to live forever, for the good of humanity.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, teeny tiny goddess of judicial feminism incarnate, has authored many a badass piece of legal writing in her day. Now, thanks to some devoted brainiacs who are better at this sort of thing than I am, you can read the sharpest work of the grand dame in one place.
It's not uncommon for people to send wedding invitations to celebrities or their personal heroes as a token of appreciation with no expectation for a response. While the recipient may not even lay eyes on the invitation, it's still an interesting and sweet gesture to reach out to those who have had a big impact on…
It's too bad that we live in a world where Samuel Alito's bonkers religious beliefs can be used to disenfranchise all American women, but at least we have Ruth Bader Ginsburg's blistering dissent against yesterday's Hobby Lobby ruling. And if 35 pages is too much for you to read, this fellow above has turned it into a…
Over at the New Yorker this morning, Jeffrey Toobin has written up a list of potential Supreme Court nominees. No, you didn't miss anything; no one's died or resigned; and according to some that's just the problem. Toobin puts it relatively delicately:
Emily Bazelon at Slate writes an excellent article about how it's just counterproductive (not to mention a smidge sexist).
This art project, depicting contemporary and past female role-models has generated a lot of discussion since it made its way over to these parts.
This morning, the press was given a chance to gaze upon a new portrait by Nelson Shanks featuring Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Close-up after the jump.
The Notorious R.B.G. has no plans to retire anytime soon, according to a series of remarks the Supreme Court justice made in her chambers on Friday (presumably after some pre-weekend margaritas).
Here's the fan tumblr to end all fan tumblrs: it's called The Notorious R.B.G., and it's dedicated to the gloriousness of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This tumblr has everything — quotes, .gifs, Blingees, and RBG t-shirts. I think I've found my new homepage.
Speaking Saturday night to an audience at the University of Chicago Law School, superfly liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg indulged in a little judicial pessimism when she suggested that the Roe v. Wade rule by her Supreme Court predecessors was too broad, and, rather than safeguarding abortion rights for future…
Seventy-eight year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg was on a plane today that had to be evacuated for engine trouble. Luckily, she wasn't injured, and simply slid down the emergency chute.
In a speech yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she would likely not be confirmed if she were nominated today. Depressingly, there's no apparent reason to disagree.
It's not your imagination: Abortion rights are under assault in the U.S. as never before. And you can thank a 2007 Supreme Court decision for the state-by-state onslaught.
The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia death-row inmate Teresa Lewis's bid for a stay of execution, but Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg voted in favor of the stay. So is this a gender issue?
On abortion rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg said yesterday, "We will never go back to the way it once was." The audience erupted in "huge applause". But did she mean what they thought she meant?
