My own words
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| Support: | Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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New York (NY) [etc] :
Simon & Schuster,
2016.
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| Édition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Résumé: | "The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture. My Own Words is a selection of writings and speeches by Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, on being Jewish, on law and lawyers in opera, and on 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 contains a sampling, selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Justice Ginsburg has written an Introduction to the book, and Hartnett and Williams introduce each chapter, giving biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This is a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America's most influential women"-- |
Table des matières:
- Early years and lighter side. Editorial for the school newspaper : Highway Herald, June 1946 ; One people : editorial, East Midwood Bulletin (June 21, 1946) ; Wiretapping : cure worse than disease? : letter to the editor, Cornell Daily Sun (Nov. 30, 1953) ; Marty Ginsburg's favorite subject : remarks introducing Justice Ginsburg (Sept. 25, 2003) ; Law and lawyers in opera ; Remembering Justice Scalia ; The Scalia/Ginsburg opera ; The lighter side of life at the Supreme Court
- Tributes to waypavers and pathmarkers. Belva Lockwood ; Women's progress at the bar and on the bench ; From Benjamin to Brandeis to Breyer : is there a Jewish seat on the United States Supreme Court? ; Three brave Jewish women ; Sandra Day O'Connor ; Gloria Steinem ; Remembering great ladies : Supreme Court wives' stories
- On gender equality : women and the law. Women and the law : a symposium introduction ; How the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals got my wife her good job ; The Frontiero reply brief ; The need for the Equal Rights Amendment ; The VMI bench announcement ; Advocating the elimination of gender-based discrimination
- A judge becomes a Justice. Rose Garden acceptance speech ; Senate confirmation hearing opening statement
- The Justice on judging and justice. Workways of the Supreme Court ; Judicial independence ; Tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist ; The Madison lecture : speaking in a judicial voice ; "A decent respect to the opinions of [human]kind" : the value of a comparative perspective in constitutional adjudication ; Human dignity and equal justice under law ; The role of dissenting opinions ; Highlights of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015-16 term