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Ginsburg

American  
[ginz-burg] / ˈgɪnz bɜrg /

noun

  1. Ruth Bader 1933–2020, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1993–2020.


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Eaton was working for Moynihan when the Senator suggested to President Bill Clinton that he appoint Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court; as a staff member, he helped smooth her confirmation process in 1993.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

When Aggie describes the project that has her stymied—a book on the relationship between Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia—he snores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Awards and certificates of recognition spoke to a distinguished career, including one signed by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — “She got the accent right on my name.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

What did surprise me was how Barrett misappropriated a well-known critique that Ginsburg had made of Roe in a law school lecture 33 years ago.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025

The Court's decision was strongly criticized by scholars and Court observers, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a compelling dissent, but Thompson did not get any money.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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