It took decades of persistent effort, advanced by (civil rights law) litigation, to open firefighting posts to members of racial minorities
Court uses civil rights law for whites Jun 29, 2009
The lawsuits considered here began well before (the Environmental Protection Agency) initiated efforts to regulate greenhouse gases
Supreme Court bans court action on emissions Jun 20, 2011
The Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency action the act authorizes, we hold, displace the claims the plaintiffs seek to pursue
Supreme Court bans court action on emissions Jun 20, 2011
We have a range of views before us and can make a better informed decision
Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Ginsburg chills healthcare speedup hopes Feb 13, 2011
This is a case about exploiting a private family's grief. Why should the First Amendment tolerate that
Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Funeral protesting pastor may win Oct 17, 2010
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15, 1933) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. Generally, she votes with the liberal wing of the Court. She is the second female justice (after Sandra Day O'Connor) and the first Jewish female justice.
Ginsburg spent a considerable portion of her career as an advocate for the equal citizenship status of women and men as a constitutional principle. She advocated as a volunteer lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsel in the 1970s. She was a professor at Rutgers School of Law—Newark and Columbia Law School. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ruth Joan Bader was the second daughter of Nathan and Celia (née Amster) Bader. The family nicknamed her "Kiki". They belonged to the East Midwood Jewish Center, where she took her religious confirmation seriously. At age thirteen, Ruth acted as the "camp rabbi" at a Jewish summer program at Camp Che-Na-Wah in Minerva, New York.