A liberal stalwart through successive conservative-leaning majorities, Ginsburg will be remembered for her fiery dissents and work defending reproductive and civil rights, including those of the LGBTQ community. But it’s Ginsburg’s career before she took her place on the high court that may represent her longest-lasting legacy.
In 1972, Ginsburg founded the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, arguing six gender-discrimination cases before the Supreme Court between 1973 and 1976. A brilliant strategist, Ginsburg often chose cases in which male plaintiffs were discriminated against, believing that their plights would be easier for male justices to empathize with, and to show that gender discrimination harmed both men and women.
Nominated by Jimmy Carter to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1980, Ginsburg served there with arch-conservatives like Robert Bork and Antonin Scalia. The latter, a fellow opera aficionado, would become a lifelong friend. She earned a reputation as more of a judicious moderate than a liberal firebrand.
Recognized for her distinctive neck pieces nearly as much as her nimble mind, Ginsburg took to wearing her trademark frilly white jabot, she once explained, because “the standard robe is made for a man, because it has a place for the shirt to show, and the tie.… O’Connor and I thought it would be appropriate if we included as part of our robe something typical of a woman.
PUSSYCATCHIA ...a loss for sure. I always think of Golda Meir when I think of RBG, May she Rest In Peace.
I have a problem with the lack of term limit for supreme court justices and actually celebrate their passing because it means we can bring this country into a new era. NoMoreKings
NancyWilson 😔💔
Who cares
Either they stack the court now, or Trump will use this to get re-elected. Conservatives who would have voted for Biden won’t do it if it means they can stack the court finally.
ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו מלך העולם דיין האמת RBG
RIP.
Trump just won the election.
Brave woman! RIP
madelinezima1 Oh boy, she's probably gonna be replaced by some radical GOP nut (constantly wearing an NRA decal in private & sleeping with an assault rifle & the Bible under his pillow) :o Btw, I'm just waiting for Kanye West to announce that he's running for the position as new SC justice ;)
So sad! We lose another!
DonnaReiter6 Exceptional person. I didn’t agree with much of her political philosophy, but truly exceptional. God speed.
Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
ceceliakingroc1 💔
She's old, GOP feel safe enough to bubble up Ginsburg. Everything ends and it's always sad news today. RIPRUTHGINSBURG
RBG was a true patriot and heroine of our times. She will forever be NotoriousRBG to me. Rest now JusticeGinsberg, may your memory forever be a blessing. We will pick up the flag and carry on the fight for justice and the soul of our country. 💔🥺😭🇺🇸
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benjancewicz ❤️
JamilSmith 💔
Bless her heart. She tried to hang on for as long as she could. May she finally rest pain free. Prayers to her family..
RIP RBG
Sad
Let’s get another republican in pronto
Oh no. So sad to hear this horrible news. May her soul Rest In Peace. May God give strength to her family to overcome her loss and grief.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Ruth Bader Ginsburg has lost her battle with cancer, less than 2 months short of the election. She so wanted to be here still for the election.💔 I am literally bawling.😪
I'm gutted. 😢
a big piece of America has just died
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooooooooo
abrwnigrl Devastating
We are so fucked.
A singularly brilliant legal mind, a trailblazer for women's equality, and a bulwark against fascism. The American experiment may very well have died with her. RIP.
Rest In Peace Justice Ginsburg! 😢😢. This is terrible news for this country and the implications of another Trump appointment for 49 years to come. VoteBidenHarrisToSaveAmerica this is our only chance.
2020 is a shitshow.
A GIANT...RIP
NO MORE SUFFERING..❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
On the one hand, senatemajldr should wait until after the election to elect the replacement. On the other hand, if they hurry it up, surely that’ll be the last act by the Republican Party.
R. I. P. RBG
Rest In Peace. We love you and you will be missed.
A warrior worthy of her place in the stars 🌟
Rest in Peace. Verdadera guerrera 😪
pebbles2day She fought a good fight, both on and off the bench.
oh no rip ruth:(
Looks like Trump's going to get another Supreme Court Justice
Fuck
Fuck 2020.
Glad her views are gone.
Time to rest sweet Ruth❤
Ffs this is bad
No no no no...
What a tragic loss for our nation! RGB inspired every little girl in America who dared to dream big! May you Rest In Peace, Honorable RGB amwec mourns your loss
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Fuck
Fuck.
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