Table Of Content

Cover Page: 1 Dedication Page: 6 A Note on Sources Page: 7 Preface by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Page: 8 Timeline Page: 11 Part One: Early Years and Lighter Side Page: 12 Introduction Page: 13 1. Editorial for the School Newspaper: ‘Highway Herald’ Page: 16 2. One People: Editorial, ‘East Midwood Bulletin’ Page: 18 3. Wiretapping: Cure Worse than Disease?: Letter to the Editor, ‘Cornell Daily Sun’ Page: 21 4. Marty Ginsburg’s Favorite Subject: Remarks Introducing Justice Ginsburg Page: 23 5. Law and Lawyers in Opera Page: 26 6. Remembering Justice Scalia Page: 28 7. The Scalia/Ginsburg Opera Page: 29 8. The Lighter Side of Life at the Supreme Court Page: 32 Part Two: Tributes to Waypavers and Pathmarkers Page: 34 Introduction Page: 35 1. Belva Lockwood Page: 36 2. Women’s Progress at the Bar and on the Bench Page: 37 3. From Benjamin to Brandeis to Breyer: Is There a Jewish Seat on the United States Supreme Court? Page: 41 4. Three Brave Jewish Women Page: 44 5. Sandra Day O’Connor Page: 45 6. Gloria Steinem Page: 47 7. Remembering Great Ladies: Supreme Court Wives’ Stories Page: 48 Part Three: On Gender Equality: Women and the Law Page: 53 Introduction Page: 54 1. Women and the Law: A Symposium Introduction Page: 56 2. How the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Got My Wife Her Good Job Page: 59 3. The ‘Frontiero’ Reply Brief Page: 60 4. The Need for the Equal Rights Amendment Page: 63 5. The ‘VMI’ Bench Announcement Page: 67 6. Advocating the Elimination of Gender-Based Discrimination Page: 68 Part Four: A Judge Becomes a Justice Page: 72 Introduction Page: 73 1. Rose Garden Acceptance Speech Page: 75 2. Senate Confirmation Hearing Opening Statement Page: 77 Part Five: The Justice on Judging and Justice Page: 82 Introduction Page: 83 1. Workways of the Supreme Court Page: 86 2. Judicial Independence Page: 91 3. Tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist Page: 94 4. The Madison Lecture: Speaking in a Judicial Voice Page: 97 5. “A Decent Respect to the Opinions of [Human]kind”: The Value of a Comparative Perspective in Constitutional Adjudication Page: 105 6. Human Dignity and Equal Justice Under Law Page: 109 a. ‘Brown v. Board of Education’ in International Context Page: 109 b. Remarks on ‘Loving v. Virginia’ Page: 111 c. Remarks on the Value of Diversity: International Affirmative Action Page: 112 7. The Role of Dissenting Opinions Page: 115 a. Remarks on the Role of Dissenting Opinions Page: 115 b. Bench Dissent Announcements (‘Ledbetter, Vance, Shelby, Fisher, Sebelius, Hobby Lobby, Carhart’) Page: 118 8. Highlights of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015–16 Term Page: 130 Conclusion Page: 135 Photographs Page: 136 Acknowledgments Page: 137 About the Authors Page: 138 Notes Page: 140 Web Notes Page: 147 Index Page: 162 Illustration Credits Page: 170 Copyright Page: 171

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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).