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Nov 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
A Liberal Who Conservatives Often Enjoyed and Respected: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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 Ginsburg was a liberal that many conservatives respected, and she could sometimes even convince them of
Bella JasperJul 17 2020
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she's receiving treatment for liver cancer
WASHINGTON – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is battling cancer again , the Supreme Court justice said Friday, just days after she was hospitalized for a possible infection.
Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, said a periodic scan and a biopsy revealed lesions on her liver, but chemotherapy treatment that began in May is "yielding positive results." Her most recent scan last week showed
USA TODAYSep 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Creates Supreme Court Opening
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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 Donald Trump and key Republican senators support voting on a new nominee before Election Day,
Henry A. BrechterJun 03 2019
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg flips, supporting conservative stance in criminal sentencing decision
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sided with the Supreme Court’s conservative justices in a criminal sentencing case that ended with a 5-4 decision.
The court determined a defendant can be sentenced for violating their supervised release — even if that release was to expire during their incarceration while facing new charges.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent that the Supreme
The IndependentJun 03 2019
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg flips, supporting conservative stance in criminal sentencing decision
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the four liberal justices on the Supreme Court, sided with her conservative colleagues on Monday over a prisoner's supervisory release. She joined Justices Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh in the majority, deciding that a criminal defendant, in this case Jason Mont, can be sentenced for violating his supervised release, even if the
TownhallNov 08 2018
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge fractures ribs in fall
US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has fractured three ribs in a fall on Wednesday, the court says.
BBC NewsJul 14 2016
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg regrets 'ill-advised' remarks about Donald Trump
Supreme court justice says she will be ‘more circumspect’ after calling the presumptive Republican nominee a ‘faker’
The GuardianOct 19 2014
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pens Scathing Dissent On Texas Voter ID Law
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a six-page dissent early Saturday morning, blasting the court's decision to allow Texas to use its new voter ID law in the November elections. She was joined in the dissent by Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.
"The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully
HuffPostJul 31 2014
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 5 Male Justices Have A 'Blind Spot' On Women's Issues
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday in an interview on Yahoo News that five men on the court have a "blind spot" when it comes to discrimination against women.
The five conservative justices last month ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., that closely held for-profit corporations can refuse for religious reasons to cover contraception in their health
HuffPostMar 12 2021
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Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Unveiled To Commemorate Her Birthday, Women’s History Month
A statue of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unveiled to celebrate her birthday and acknowledge Women’s History Month.
New York State Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams unveiled the statue in Ginsburg’s hometown of Brooklyn, New York.
“She is a role model to me and to everyone everywhere. Her legacy will live on,”
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