Ruth Bader Ginsburg Landmark Cases
Justice ginsburg appeared before the supreme court six times as an attorney.
Ruth bader ginsburg landmark cases. Ruth bader ginsburg is a current associate justice of the united states supreme court. Women were barred from admission at virginia military institute before the 1996 landmark decision in united states v. Mike huckabee criticizes justice ruth bader ginsburg for skipping tonight s state of the union. Ruth bader ginsburg was appointed to office by president bill clinton and then took the oath of office on august 10 1993.
The second woman to serve on the supreme court she became an articulate representative of liberal perspectives on the court and eventually the leader of the court s minority liberal bloc. 10 essential supreme court cases of ruth bader ginsburg. Ginsburg won landmark cases against gender discrimination before she became a supreme court. Ginsberg is the 2nd female justice to date as well as the first female jewish justice.
Ruth bader ginsburg associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1993. Ruth joan bader ginsburg was born ruth joan bader on march 15 1933 in brooklyn new york. Ruth bader ginsburg s landmark opinions on women s rights the supreme court justice is the second woman to hold the role and has battled gender discrimination since the 1970s. Court of appeals in 1980 by president jimmy carter then to the supreme court by president bill clinton in 1993 taking the oath of office on august 10 1993.
Links to audio and details of each case are found below. The second daughter of nathan and celia bader she grew up in a low income working class neighborhood. And in the 25 years since taking her oath of office justice ruth bader ginsburg has definitely earned her nickname the notorious rbg. After former justice sandra day o connor ginsburg is the second ever.