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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Jul 5, 2018

US Supreme Court Justice receives lifetime award in Israel

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received a lifetime achievement award Wednesday from a prominent Jewish organization in Israel.

Nov 17, 2017

Jewish group honors Ginsburg for lifetime achievement

A prominent Jewish organization has awarded U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg its first lifetime achievement award.

Oct 10, 2016

Justice Ginsburg rides celebrity wave, releases anthology

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is riding the wave of her rock-star celebrity, releasing a compilation of her writings that range from a high school editorial to summaries of some of her spiciest dissenting opinions.

Feb 10, 2016

Obama vows to press ahead on Clean Power Plan after setback

The administration of President Barack Obama is vowing to press ahead with efforts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions after a divided Supreme Court put his signature plan to address climate change on hold until after legal challenges are resolved.

Dec 2, 2014

Justice Ginsburg returns to bench

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to U.S. Supreme Court bench Monday, questioning lawyers in her usual exacting fashion five days after she had a stent implanted to clear a blocked artery.

Nov 26, 2014

Ginsburg has surgery for coronary blockage

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery.

Oct 1, 2014

High court weighs same-sex marriage cases (UPDATE)

Same-sex couples in 11 more states would win the right to marry, but the issue would remain unsettled nationwide if the Supreme Court were to surprise everyone and decline to take up gay marriage right now.

Sep 9, 2014

Same-sex marriage heading for Supreme Court vote?

Both sides in the gay marriage debate agree on one thing: It's time for the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the matter.

Aug 18, 2014

Ginsburg: Gender bias more subtle today

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says discrimination against women is more subtle than when she began her legal career more than 50 years ago.

Jul 3, 2014

Corporations are people? It’s a real legal concept

There may be more to that "we the people" notion than you thought.

May 27, 2014

‘Raging Bull’ copyright ruling may KO common defense in patent, other cases

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving a classic Hollywood film may have dealt a knockout punch to a commonly used affirmative defense in a much broader range of cases, including patent litigation.

Apr 24, 2014

US high court takes on law barring false political speech

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to cast some constitutional doubt on a state statute that prohibits making false statements about political candidates during oral arguments in the case of Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, No. 13-193.

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