The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg once said, "If I had any talent that God could give me, I would be a great diva." This highly respected and admired woman jurist passed away on September 18, 2020 at the age of 87. The law was her profession; opera was her most cherished diversion. This exceptional woman whose achievements changed American civil rights, was a great patron of the arts as a way to achieve a work/life balance.
According to History.com, "During the 1970s, she also served as the director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), for which she argued six landmark cases on gender equality before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also believed that the law was gender-blind that all groups were entitled to equal rights. One of the five cases she won before the Supreme Court involved clause of the Social Security Act that granted benefits to widows but not widowers."
In 1975 Justice Ginsberg, as lawyer for the Stephen
Wiesenfeld, convinced the Supreme court to rule that widowers are equally
deserving of social security benefits upon the death of a spouse to properly
care for their children. She proved that gender-based discrimination is
illogical.
In 1993 President William J. Clinton nominated this trail blazer to the Supreme Court where she distinguished herself in writing opinions Justice giving her opinion on court cases that involve gender quality, workers rights and issues of separation of church and state.
There are 10 Facts about this Supreme Court Justice, click here to visit the website
1. The Fame
2. The prominent majority opinions
3. The birthplace
4. Education
5. The career
6. American Civil Liberties Union
7. President Jimmy Carter
8. The Birthplace and Early Life
9. The Older Daughter
10. Personal Life
Below are some videos based on Justice Ginsberg's life.
Video provided by CNN titled, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg My life on the Supreme Court."
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CBS Sunday Morning's, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg My life on the Supreme Court."
Top 10 Amazing Facts About Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trailer To Her Movie Biography, "RBG."
Criminal Justice, History, Law & Legal Studies, and Political Science majors at CHC will find many resources to learn more about Justice Ginsberg. You can gather them all from Logue Library to complete a good research paper!
Logue Library has pages dedicated to each major at CHC. Below are links to pages related to this blog's topic: Criminal Justice, History, Law & Legal Studies and Political Science.
Search on the topic "Ruth Bader Ginsberg," in our EBSCO database and you can retrieve over 6100 results in articles from journals or other news sources.
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Logue's Brimmer Collection has a book based on Ms. Ginsberg as shown below:
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