Special Report: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg dedicated her career to fighting for women’s rights and equality, and she leaves behind a legacy nearly unmatched in the law. She wasn’t perfect, but she was always willing to learn. Our coverage of Justice Ginsburg and her legacy is below.

Commentary Personal Tales

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Flawed, but I Loved Her Anyway

Sep 23, 8:31am Imani Gandy

Despite her white feminist impulse—and I defy anyone to find a white feminist who has not given into their worst white feminist impulses—Ruth Bader Ginsburg was rather forward-thinking.

[PHOTO: Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at a political event.]

Culture & Conversation Law and Policy

These Students Are Carrying Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy Forward

Sep 23, 8:31am Rewire News Group Staff

"She made room for future lawyers like me who seek to dedicate their legal career to work that lifts the metaphorical 'knee' off of the necks of the most vulnerable among us."

Podcast

Boom! Lawyered: Tonight, We Lost a Giant. RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Sep 18, 9:23pm Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

Nothing will be the same.

News Law and Policy

7 Things to Know Now That Amy Coney Barrett Has Been Confirmed to the Supreme Court

Oct 26, 8:11pm Caroline Reilly

President Trump has placed a third—a third—hardline conservative justice on the Supreme Court, making the bench overwhelmingly conservative.

More on Ruth Bader Ginsburg

[PHOTO: Tawny Newsome sits behind a table and is speaking into a microphone]

Culture & Conversation Media

The Country Is at a Crossroads: A Chat With Actress Tawny Newsome

Oct 7, 10:16am Rewire News Group Staff

Tawny Newsome joins Caftan Chat With Imani Gandy to talk Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and much more.

Commentary Abortion

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taught That the Fight for Justice Is With Us

Sep 28, 3:50pm Erin Matson

With her gone, it is increasingly up to us—the people—to strengthen abortion access in this country.

Culture & Conversation Human Rights

It’s Time to Register Your Dissent

Sep 26, 2:13pm Jackie Speier, Lois Frankel, Brenda Lawrence, Veronica Escobar & Deb Haaland

It is both painful and wrong that we cannot honor this titan and her life’s work without the existential fear of what comes next.

Analysis Law and Policy

Meet the Five Trump Judges Who Could Replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sep 21, 8:29am Lisa Needham

None of the five possible choices to join the Supreme Court are good.

[PHOTO: Sign at the January 20202 Women's March says: What Would RGB Do???]

Q & A Human Rights

Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg With One of Her Former Law Clerks

Sep 19, 10:48am Jessica Mason Pieklo

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser reflects on the legal legacy Ginsburg has built and how to carry that forward: "What would Justice Ginsburg think?"