Odd Couples: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia

Recommended Reading / June 15th, 2021 / By Respect + Rebellion

The friendship between Supreme Court icons Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia seemed quite impossible. Among other things, the two bonded over their love of opera — but theirs was a relationship built on so much more — they laughed together, traveled together, and shared real mutual respect.
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Odd Couples, Bridging Divides, Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia

A Liberal Who Conservatives Often Enjoyed and Respected: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Recommended Reading / November 30th, 2020 / By Bella Jasper

This September, Americans of all political leanings grappled with the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away at the age of 87. Ginsburg, only the second female justice, spent 27 years on the nation’s high court amid numerous battles with cancer. Justice...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United News Roundup, Bridging Divides, Supreme Court, Polarization, Culture

Story of the Week: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Creates Supreme Court Opening

Story of the Week / September 24th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death last Friday created an influential opening on the Supreme Court, setting a partisan power grab into motion and reframing the stakes of the 2020 presidential election. President...
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Story Of The Week, Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2020 Election, Politics

Media Bias Alert: Biden, McConnell, Others Switch Stances on Supreme Court Vacancies

News / September 22nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

The Supreme Court vacancy left after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing last Friday is up for grabs, and the media is all over it. Politicians and lawmakers from both parties are taking sides on whether to fill Ginsburg’s open seat before or after the 2020 presidential election . News reports...
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Media Bias, Supreme Court, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Politics