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Book SynopsisRuth Bader Ginsburg was a legal icon. In more than four decades as a lawyer, professor, appellate judge, and Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, Ginsburg influenced the law and society in real and permanent ways. This book chronicles and evaluates the remarkable achievements Ruth Bader Ginsburg made over the last half-century. Including chapters written by prominent court-watchers and leading scholars from law, political science, and history, the book offers diverse perspectives on an array of doctrinal areas and different periods in Ginsburg''s career. Together, these perspectives document the impressive legacy of one of the most important figures in modern law. This updated second edition features a new foreword from Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and a new introduction from the editor Scott Dodson.
Trade Review'Scott Dodson presents leading scholars' expert perspectives on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's historic legacy and long-term agenda, both of which continue even after she is gone. Dodson's anthology details how RBG's pathmarking legal years shaped this country's policies and laws. Her dedication and forward-thinking will be memorialized in these pages for future generations to learn from.' Rebecca Gibian, journalist and author of The RBG Way
From the first edition: 'Scott Dodson, the editor of this volume, has brought together an impressive group of law professors, lawyers, historians, and journalists to write about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy.' Barbara Babcock, Stanford Law School, on SCOTUSblog
From the first edition: 'The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg artfully chronicles Justice Ginsburg's prolific career and intersperses engaging personal perspectives.' Harvard Law Review
From the first edition: '[A] terrific compilation of essays.' Susan Burgess, Ohio University, in Law & Society Review
From the first edition: 'Now this - this is something that I like.' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the New York Times
Table of ContentsPart I. Shaping a Legacy: 1. Notes on a life Nina Totenberg; 2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: law professor extraordinaire Herma Hill Kay; 3. Before Frontiero there was reed: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the constitutional transformation of the twentieth century Linda K. Kerber; 4. Struck by stereotype: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on pregnancy discrimination as sex discrimination Neil S. Siegel and Reva B. Siegel; 5. Beyond the tough guise: Justice Ginsburg's reconstructive feminism Joan C. Williams; Part II. Rights and Remedies: 6. 'Seg Academies,' taxes, and judge Ginsburg Stephen B. Cohen; 7. A more perfect union: sex, race, and the VMI case Cary Franklin; 8. Barriers to entry and justice Ginsburg's criminal procedure jurisprudence Lisa Kern Griffin; 9. A liberal justice's limits: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the American criminal justice system Aziz Z. Huq; Part III. Structuralism: 10. A revolution in jurisdiction Scott Dodson; 11. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the interaction of legal systems Paul Schiff Berman; 12. The once and future federalist Deborah Jones Merritt; Part IV. The Jurist: 13. Reflections on the confirmation journey of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, summer 1993 Robert A. Katzmann; 14. Justice Ginsburg: demosprudence through dissent Lani Guinier; 15. Oral argument as a bridge between the briefs and the court's opinion Tom Goldstein; 16. Fire and ice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the least likely firebrand Dahlia Lithwick; Ginsburg, optimism, and conflict management Scott Dodson; Index.
