My law school class in the late 1950s numbered over 500. That class included less than 10 women. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Members of the legislature, people who have run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
In most civil law systems there are no dissents. There is a single opinion for the court: it is unanimous; it is… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I always ask my law clerks, in addition to reading all the briefs, including all the amici briefs, that if there's a… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
As De Tocqueville said, sooner or later in the United States, every controversy ends up in court. I think that's a great… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The concern was that if a woman was doing gender equality, her chances of making it to tenure in the law school… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I think a law clerk told me about this tumblr and also explained to me what Notorious RBG was a parody on.… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
One might plausibly contend that Congress violates the spirit, if not the letter, of the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers when… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We do not read (the law) to elevate accommodation of religious observances over an institution's need to maintain order and safety, ...… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
..the United States is subject to the scrutiny of a candid world ... what the United States does, for good or for… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If I resign any time this year, he [President Obama] could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you just needed the skills to pass the bar, two years would be enough. But if you think of law as… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Historically, the new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias. And the states… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher. There wasn't a great understanding of gender discrimination. People knew that race… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Not a law firm in the entire city of New York bid for my employment as a lawyer when I earned my… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
My resume showed membership on both the Harvard and Columbia Law Reviews, a credit impressive abroad where it was not generally known… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I was the first tenured woman at Columbia. That was 1972; every law school was looking for its woman. Why? Because Stan… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Undocumented aliens unfortunately are not protected by the law, and they are tremendously subjected to exploitation. The result is that they would… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
At Columbia Law School, my professor of constitutional law and federal courts, Gerald Gunther, was determined to place me in a federal… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law, one that… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you ask judges, do you always agree on everything? Of course not, we divide just as you do. Why aren't you… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
In 2015, an opera opened about me and Justice Antonin Scalia. It's called 'Scalia/Ginsburg.' The composer, Derrick Wang, has degrees in music… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
On the whole, we think of our consumers - other judges, lawyers, the public. The law that the Supreme Court establishes is… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Work hard on each opinion, but once the case is decided, don't look back; go on to the next case and give it your… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The Democrats do fine in presidential elections; their problem is they can't get out the vote in the midterm elections. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
In sum, the Court's conclusion that a constitutionally adequate recount is impractical is a prophecy the Court's own judgment will not allow to be… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The entering class I joined in 1956 included just nine women, up from five in the then second-year class, and only one African American.… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you ask judges, do you always agree on everything? Of course not, we divide just as you do. Why aren't you transparent about… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
One thing that concerns me is that today's young women don't seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. I had a life partner who thought… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
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