Category: Justice
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I thought ‘Heller’ was a very bad decision.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Justice Scalia and I served together on the D.C. Circuit. So his votes are not surprising to me. What I like about him is that he’s very funny and very smart.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.
Sonia Sotomayor
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‘Whole Women’s Health’ made it very clear that poor women were no longer going to be left out.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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I was a proponent of the ERA. The women of my generation and my daughter’s generation, they were very active in moving along the social change that would result in equal citizenship stature for men and women.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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If the system is broken, my inclination is to fix it rather than to fight it. I have faith in the process of the law, and if it is carried out fairly, I can live with the results, whatever they may be.
Sonia Sotomayor
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Not a law firm in the entire city of New York bid for my employment as a lawyer when I earned my degree.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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You can’t have it all all at once. Over my lifespan, I think I have had it all, but in given periods in time, things were rough. And if you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg