Screen LibraryThe legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg /
As a lawyer, professor, appellate judge, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Ginsburg has influenced the law and society in real and permanent ways. This collection of essays chronicles and evaluates the remarkable achievements she has made over the past half century. Readers will disco...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
As a lawyer, professor, appellate judge, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Ginsburg has influenced the law and society in real and permanent ways. This collection of essays chronicles and evaluates the remarkable achievements she has made over the past half century. Readers will discover diverse perspectives on an array of doctrinal areas and on different time periods in Ginsburg's career, creating an impressive legacy of one of the most important figures in modern law. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 290 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781316515563 1316515567 9781009013970 1009013971 |
| Index Number: | KF8745 |
| CLC: | K837.125.19 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.19/G493-1/2nd ed. |
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Foreword / Introduction to the second edition -- Notes on a life / Ruth Bader Ginsburg : law professor extraordinaire / Before Frontiero there was Reed : Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the constitutional transformation of the twentieth century / Struck by stereotype : Ruth Bader Ginsburg on pregnancy discrimination as sex discrimination / A postscript to Struck by stereotype / Beyond the tough guise : Justice Ginsburg's reconstructive feminism / "Seg academies," taxes, and Judge Ginsburg / A more perfect union : sex, race, and the VMI case / Barriers to entry and Justice Ginsburg's criminal procedure jurisprudence / A liberal justice's limits : Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the American criminal-justice system / A revolution in jurisdiction / Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the interaction of legal systems / The once and future federalist / Reflections on the confirmation journey of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, summer 1993 / Justice Ginsburg : demosprudence through dissent / Oral argument as a bridge between the briefs and the court's opinion / Fire and ice : Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the least likely firebrand / Coda: Ginsburg, optimism, and conflict management / |