In another case, she took on the U.S. military, representing Sharron Frontiero, a lieutenant in the Air Force who was denied a dependent's allowance for her husband that would have been automatically granted for the wife of any military member. The Supreme Court agreed with Ginsburg that the law unconstitutionally discriminated based on gender.
Over the course of a decade, Ginsburg would win landmark victories in five of the six cases she argued before the high court."The words of the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause — 'Nor shall any state deny to any person the equal protection of the laws' — well, that word, 'any person,' covers women as well as men. And the Supreme Court woke up to that reality really in 1971.
Going forward, even with a majority-conservative court, Ginsburg said she believes the country has come too far to go back. "I don't think there's going to be any turning back to old ways," she said, adding,"When you think about — the world has changed really in what women are doing. I went to law school when women were less than 3% of lawyers in the country; today, they are 50%. I never had a woman teacher in college or in law school. The changes have been enormous. And they've just — they've gone much too far [to be] going back.
NinaTotenberg This interview is such a gift. Thank you!
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NinaTotenberg Sad news. RBG led an extraordinary life, an incredibly strong woman. RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
NinaTotenberg “I do believe I was born under a bright star.” I love that she found the moments where she was denied equal treatment as a destined path. Almost serendipitous because it brought her to opportunities like working on the equal rights movement and being nominated to the DC circuit.
NinaTotenberg Great piece by Totenberg on the NPR website about her .relationship with the Justice. Totenberg has been covering the SC since
NinaTotenberg Sad day today. RBG led an extraordinary life. My late mother also battled pancreatic cancer. It seems the strongest women, face the toughest throes in life. RIP
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