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Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work
by Victoria Ortiz
"In her words, "Professor Cushman wanted me to understand that the United States was straying from its most basic values, that is, the right to think, speak, and write freely without big brother government telling you what's the right way to think or the right way to speak or write.""
"On June 26, 2015, exactly two years after Edie Windsor won her case before the U.S. Supreme Court, this same court majority of five to four resoundingly answered yes to Obergefell's two questions. Justice Ginsburg and four of her colleagues ruled that not only must the state of Ohio recognize Jim Obergefell as the legal surviving spouse of John Arthur, but also every state in the union and every United States territory now had to make legal marriage available to same-sex couples on the same basis as for opposite-sex couples.
In agreeing with the majority position, Justice Ginsburg expressed the strong commitment to fairness and equality that she had lived in her daily life. Her fifty-six-year marriage to Marty was a strong relationship of equals. She wanted all people to have the opportunity to share in this kind of partnership. And, practicing what she preached, shortly after the decision in Obergefell, she went on to become the first Supreme Court justice to officiate at a marriage between partners of the same sex."
"Together, Lilly Ledbetter and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved American law a little further in the direction of protecting all people from discrimination at work. Both of them understood that there are times when a woman's experience of the world is simply different from a man's, and that it is important to open male eyes to those of female experiences. In Justice Ginsburg's words, "Ledbetter was a wonderful example of how a defeat can be turned into a victory.""
"Years later, Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg continued to stand in favor of the rights of African Americas to live as equal citizens without being discriminated against as voters. She worked hard to support other constitutionally protected freedoms as well. She because known for her progressive positions on matters of free speech, free association, and freedom from discrimination of every kind."
"On June 26, 2015, exactly two years after Edie Windsor won her case before the U.S. Supreme Court, this same court majority of five to four resoundingly answered yes to Obergefell's two questions. Justice Ginsburg and four of her colleagues ruled that not only must the state of Ohio recognize Jim Obergefell as the legal surviving spouse of John Arthur, but also every state in the union and every United States territory now had to make legal marriage available to same-sex couples on the same basis as for opposite-sex couples.
In agreeing with the majority position, Justice Ginsburg expressed the strong commitment to fairness and equality that she had lived in her daily life. Her fifty-six-year marriage to Marty was a strong relationship of equals. She wanted all people to have the opportunity to share in this kind of partnership. And, practicing what she preached, shortly after the decision in Obergefell, she went on to become the first Supreme Court justice to officiate at a marriage between partners of the same sex."
"Together, Lilly Ledbetter and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved American law a little further in the direction of protecting all people from discrimination at work. Both of them understood that there are times when a woman's experience of the world is simply different from a man's, and that it is important to open male eyes to those of female experiences. In Justice Ginsburg's words, "Ledbetter was a wonderful example of how a defeat can be turned into a victory.""
"Years later, Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg continued to stand in favor of the rights of African Americas to live as equal citizens without being discriminated against as voters. She worked hard to support other constitutionally protected freedoms as well. She because known for her progressive positions on matters of free speech, free association, and freedom from discrimination of every kind."