My Own Words

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Simon and Schuster, 4 de out. de 2016 - 400 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
Index
355
Illustration Credits
371
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Sobre o autor (2016)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020) was Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she received her BA from Cornell University, attended Harvard Law School, and received her LLB from Columbia Law School. From 1959 to 1961, Ginsburg served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edmund L. Palmieri, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She was a professor of law at Rutgers University School of Law (1963–1972) and at Columbia Law School (1972–1980). She was appointed a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. President Clinton nominated her as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat on August 10, 1993.

Mary Hartnett is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law, focusing on international women’s human rights.

Wendy W. Williams is Professor Emerita at Georgetown Law, best known for her work in the area of gender and law, especially concerning issues of work and family.

Informações bibliográficas

TítuloMy Own Words
AutorRuth Bader Ginsburg
ColaboradoresMary Hartnett, Wendy W. Williams
Ediçãoilustrada
EditoraSimon and Schuster, 2016
ISBN1501145266, 9781501145261
Num. págs.400 páginas
  
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