Ruth Bader Ginsburg

What RBG Got Wrong about the Abortion Debate and the Courts

by Felicia Kornbluh

Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated that the Roe v. Wade decision inflamed abortion politics by preventing the states from legislating on the issue. The history of abortion legislation doesn't suggest that it would have, or will ever, create consensus. 

Does Requiring Only Men to Register for the Draft Violate the Constitution?

by Adam Liptak

A Supreme Court challenge to the male-only requirement to register for the draft is an odd coalition of the ACLU and the anti-feminist National Coalition for Men. If successful, it could end one of the last legal sex-based distinctions in federal law. 

The Quiet 2013 Lunch That Could Have Altered Supreme Court History

Presidents throughout American history have strategized to influence the timing of justices’ exits to suit various White House priorities.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Abraham Lincoln, and American Jewish History

by Rebecca Brenner Graham

Public mourning for Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a prominent Jewish American evokes Abraham Lincoln's role in supporting Jews in Civil War service, and the Jewish community's mourning after his assassination.

How to Remember the 'Notorious RBG'

by Peniel Joseph

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's "Notorious RBG" persona unfortunately obscures the fact that the late justice had a few blind spots, especially with regard to racism. Considering her faults is essential to understand the empathy and solidarity people need to work together for change. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to Leave America to See how Unfairly it Treated Women

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's research trip to Sweden at age 29 challenged her to see that gendered divisions of labor and opportunity in American society were not automatic or necessary. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Made The Impossible Look Easy

by Serena Mayeri

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's achievements were remarkable, but a professor of law and legal history argues that her determination to open paths for others to follow her was greater. 

RBG, Historian: Why Justice Requires Memory

by Chris Gehrz

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's sense of justice was informed by a clear view of the path of American history and the knowledge that change toward equality was neither automatic nor unidirectional.

The Harvard Community Reflects on the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Harvard scholars including legal historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin describe the contributions the late Justice Ginsburg made to gender equality under law and to the legal profession. 

Surrendered Court Seats

by David Leonhardt

It's far from certain that Trump and the Republicans will get their way with Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement. There are ample examples of botched nominations before presidential transitions and confirmed nominees who didn't meet their party's ideological expectations. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87

by Linda Greenhouse

Times SCOTUS reporter Linda Greenhouse presents a comprehensive chronicle of the life, career and impact of the recently deceased Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Amy Coney Barrett Sworn In; Historians on the Changing SCOTUS

Amy Coney Barrett has been sworn in a week before the election. Historians discuss the process and the future. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Helped Shape the Modern Era of Women’s Rights – Even Before She Went on the Supreme Court

by Jonathan Entin

A former clerk recalls Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a pioneering legal strategist who laid the groundwork for significant legal challenges to sex discrimination. 

How Jewish History and the Holocaust Fueled Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Quest for Justice

by Gillian Brockell

The passing of the Supreme Court Justice is occasion to review her 2004 address to the U.S. Holocaust Museum. 

Ginsburg predicts historians will call this political era an 'aberration'

Ginsburg offered her thoughts Thursday on how historians will view this period of American history.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects on Her Place in History

Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 86-year-old feminist icon, have any regrets about her professional life? Hardly.

Before RBG, a Cleveland judge made history; it’s time to recognize Unstoppable Florence Allen

Few candidates today could inspire the passion Florence Ellinwood Allen did nearly 100 years ago during her historic run for judge.

So the Supreme Court Is Above Politics?

by Ronald L. Feinman

The roll call of justices who sought the presidency suggests the answer is no.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is The Latest In A Long Line Of Justices To Weigh In On Politics

The founding fathers did not see the same need to preserve an illusion that the Court is above politics.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Louis Brandeis inspired my work for women’s rights

She admired Brandeis for his “craftsmanship, his sense of collegiality and his ability to combine a judicial restraint with the readiness to defend civil rights and liberties.”