26. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Big Reputations

In this episode, we cover one of our all time favorite Supreme Court justices, the one and only, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We discuss her education, her early career, the support she had from her partner, a couple of the many cases she tried, and her appointment to the Supreme Court. Then we talk about how she came to be known as RBG, her overall celebrity, her sharp yet articulate dissents, and how and why she continued to serve on the court despite various health concerns. Finally we wrap up with the huge impact that Ginsburg has had on this country, primarily in terms of equality rights and fighting for what is right. But we also talk about how her education and relationship paths can be an inspiration to many.

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Hosts: Kimberly Fludd and Rebecca L. Salois

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Music: Shawn P. Russell

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Sources:

RBG, a 2018 Documentary directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen (Amazon Prime)

Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words, a 2019 Documentary directed by Freida Lee Mock (She also did the 2013 Anita Hill doc Anita: Speaking Truth to Power)

My Own Words, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams

“How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the ‘Notorious RBG’” by Lauren Kelley for Rolling Stone

Oyez.com, a free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute, so many court cases are listed and explain

“The Class of RBG” by Dahlia Lithwick and Molly Olmstead

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Dissents: What’s a Dissent?”

“Heavyweight: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg has moved the Supreme Court” by Jeffrey Toobin

Notorious RBG on Tumblr