Archive for May 30th, 2007

Justice Ginsburg- Great or Greatest?

1 Comment Published by May 30th, 2007 in Constitutional Law, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg has been one of this term’s most prolific dissenters. Ginsburg penned the caustic dissent in Carhart and again more recently in Ledbetter. While Ginsburg has always been a vocal advocate of women’s rights, the Court’s present state is perfect for Ginsburg to voice her opinion in a way we’ve almost never seen before. [...]



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