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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Judiciary

Judge David Tatel on the Roberts Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the Notorious RBG

In a forthcoming book. retired Judge David Tatel offers candid thoughts and spills the tea.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.29.2024 9:54 AM

Supreme Court

Did Nina Totenberg Have a Conflict of Interest in Covering Justice Ginsburg?

Based upon Totenberg's new book, a prominent legal ethicist thinks the conflict was a real one.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.21.2022 1:53 PM

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg mural | Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Abortion

With Roe v. Wade in Doubt, Some Liberals Fault Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Not Retiring Early

Some fans are now souring on her legacy.

Damon Root | 6.17.2022 10:00 AM

sipaphotoseleven049233 | Sipa USA/Newscom

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

ACLU Apologizes for Bowdlerizing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quote

A misguided effort to update a Notorious RBG quote backfired.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.28.2021 10:04 AM

topicsphoto | Stephen R. Brown/A.P.

Photo

Scalia and Ginsburg, Best Friends Forever

The two Supreme Court justices were civil colleagues on the bench and good friends away from it.

Reason Staff | 11.5.2020 6:00 AM

jmpphotos051043 | Jeff Malet Photography/Newscom

Crime

Professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg of Rutgers Law School

Vision, clarity, and generosity

David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.6.2020 3:26 AM

Sullum_ACB_thumbnail | Lex Villena

Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett Will Be Better for Freedom Than Ruth Bader Ginsburg

When it comes to criminal justice and abortion, Barrett and Ginsburg may have far more in common than conservatives and progressives seem to realize.

Nick Gillespie and Jacob Sullum | 10.5.2020 11:00 AM

reason-markey2 | Michael Brochstein/Polaris/Newscom

Filibuster

Why Democrats Should Stop Worrying and Learn To Love the Filibuster

Progressives are promising to get rid of this long-standing check on the power of raw majorities in the Senate just when it would help them the most.

Christian Britschgi | 9.24.2020 12:00 PM

LindseyGraham | om Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Supreme Court

Our SCOTUS Wars Were a Long Time Coming

The fight to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg reveals a long-degraded political culture.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 9.21.2020 5:05 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

Remembering the Notorious RBG (Updated)

A round-up of remembrances and tributes.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.21.2020 3:48 PM

polspphotos721363 | Rod Lamkey/CNP / Polaris/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Half of Republicans Say New Justice Should Be Picked by Whoever Wins the Election

Plus: Trump wants to rob TikTok to pay for "patriotic education," the CDC can't confirm any cases of airplane spread, Virginia uses new "red flag" gun law, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.21.2020 9:30 AM

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Volokh Conspiracy

A Possible Deal on Ginsburg's Replacement That Could Prevent Court-Packing

Simply put: Republicans agree not to vote on a replacement for Ginsburg until January; Democrats agree not to pack the Court.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.19.2020 9:45 AM

zumaamericastwentyeight535146 | Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Supreme Court

The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Future of the Supreme Court

What's next for SCOTUS?

Damon Root | 9.18.2020 10:00 PM

jmpphotos051043 | Jeff Malet Photography/Newscom

Volokh Conspiracy

RBG, R.I.P.

A few personal reminiscences on the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

David Post |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.18.2020 9:53 PM

sipaphotoseleven049233 | Sipa USA/Newscom

Volokh Conspiracy

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RIP

The passing of a feminist heroine, and a giant of American jurisprudence.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.18.2020 9:53 PM

sipaphotoseleven049233 | Sipa USA/Newscom

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Dead

Her death creates a vacancy on the Supreme Court just weeks before the presidential election and is likely to spark a major political fight.

Eric Boehm | 9.18.2020 8:28 PM

zumaamericastwentytwo840062 | Christy Bowe/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Supreme Court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls Court Packing a 'Bad Idea'

The liberal jurist puts judicial integrity before partisan politics.

Damon Root | 7.29.2019 12:20 PM

Large image for longform feature pages. | Joanna Andreasson

Supreme Court

The Case of the Notorious RBG

Examining the life and legend of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Damon Root | 1.5.2019 6:00 AM

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