My Own WordsSimon and Schuster, 4 de out. de 2016 - 371 páginas The New York Times bestselling book from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—“a comprehensive look inside her brilliantly analytical, entertainingly wry mind, revealing the fascinating life of one of our generation's most influential voices in both law and public opinion” (Harper’s Bazaar). My Own Words “showcases Ruth Ginsburg’s astonishing intellectual range” (The New Republic). In this collection Justice Ginsburg discusses gender equality, the workings of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. This book’s sampling is selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams, who introduce each chapter and provide biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. Witty, engaging, serious, and playful, My Own Words is a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America’s most influential women and “a tonic to the current national discourse” (The Washington Post). |
Conteúdo
Editorial for the School Newspaper | 9 |
Cure Worse than Disease? | 20 |
Law and Lawyers in Opera | 32 |
Remembering Justice Scalia | 38 |
The Lighter Side of Life at the Supreme Court | 56 |
Belva Lockwood | 65 |
Is There a Jewish Seat | 78 |
Sandra Day OConnor | 89 |
Rose Garden Acceptance Speech | 173 |
Senate Confirmation Hearing Opening Statement | 179 |
Workways of the Supreme Court | 201 |
Judicial Independence | 215 |
Tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist | 222 |
Speaking in a Judicial Voice | 228 |
Human Dignity and Equal Justice Under | 259 |
The Role of Dissenting Opinions | 276 |
Supreme Court Wives Stories | 96 |
Women and the | 111 |
A Symposium Introduction | 119 |
vii | 121 |
How the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Got My Wife | 126 |
The Need for the Equal Rights Amendment | 139 |
The VMI Bench Announcement | 150 |
Part Four A Judge Becomes a Justice | 165 |
Shelby County Fisher National Federation | 287 |
Highlights of the U S Supreme Courts 201516 Term | 317 |
Conclusion | 331 |
Notes | 339 |
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Illustration Credits | 371 |
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