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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Supreme Court Judge | Mini Bio | Biography

 

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"Do You Have Any Regrets?" Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Answers in 2019 | NPR

 

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Dissenting Opinions | The Kennedy Center

 

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Justice Sotomayor Reveals Her Nickname for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

 

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Most Powerful Quotes

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton and at the time was generally viewed as a moderate consensus-builder. She eventually became part of the liberal wing of the Court as the Court shifted to the right over time. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day O'Connor. During her tenure, Ginsburg wrote notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia (1996), Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. (2000), and City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York (2005).
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  • Native Americans 

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  • Decision not to retire under Obama 

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