Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States civil rights advocate feminist human jurist lawyer legal scholar

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneering American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and became a leading advocate for gender equality and civil rights.

Aliases (8)

Joan Ruth Bader ×3
Ginsburg ×1
Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ×1
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ×1
Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg ×1
RBG ×1
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ×1
U.S. Supreme Court justices ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States → civil rights advocate → feminist → human → jurist → lawyer → legal scholar →
almaMater	Columbia Law School → Cornell University →
appointedBy	Bill Clinton →
awardReceived	American Bar Association Medal → National Women’s Hall of Fame induction →
birthName	Joan Ruth Bader →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer →
child	James Steven Ginsburg → Jane C. Ginsburg →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1933-03-15 →
dateOfDeath	2020-09-18 →
degree	Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University → LL.B. from Columbia Law School →
educatedAt	Columbia Law School → Cornell University → Harvard Law School →
employer	Columbia Law School → Rutgers Law School →
endTime	2020-09-18 →
endTime (D.C. Circuit judgeship)	1993-08-09 →
familyName	Bader → Ginsburg →
founded	ACLU Women’s Rights Project →
fullName	Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg →
gender	female →
givenName	Ruth →
honorificNickname	Notorious RBG →
knownFor	advocacy for gender equality → advocacy for women’s rights → civil rights jurisprudence → dissenting opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court →
languagesSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Civil Liberties Union →
nominatedBy	Jimmy Carter →
notableWork	Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent → United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	professor of law →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
politicalAlignment	liberal wing of the U.S. Supreme Court →
positionHeld	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States → Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit →
religion	Judaism →
spouse	Martin D. Ginsburg →
startTime	1993-08-10 →
startTime (D.C. Circuit judgeship)	1980-06-30 →
workLocation	New York City → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (76)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. → Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia → Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → Printz v. United States → Town of Greece v. Galloway →	dissentBy
Dickerson v. United States → Lawrence v. Texas → Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. → Saenz v. Roe → United States v. Comstock → Windsor v. United States (in part) →	joinedByInMajority
American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi → Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States → Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association → United States v. Lopez → Van Orden v. Perry →	dissentingOpinionBy
Arizona v. United States → City of Boerne v. Flores → Gonzales v. Raich → Obergefell v. Hodges →	joinedMajority
King v. Burwell → Romer v. Evans → Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe → Trump v. Vance →	majorityJustices
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("Joan Ruth Bader") → Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("Joan Ruth Bader") → Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("Joan Ruth Bader") →	birthName
Columbia University → Cornell University → Harvard University →	hasNotableAlumni
Bush v. Gore → Gratz v. Bollinger →	dissentingJustice
Alabama v. Shelton → Cutter v. Wilkinson →	hasMajorityOpinionBy
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → United States v. Morrison →	joinedDissent
Notorious RBG ("U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg") →	appliesTo
October Term 2012 →	associateJustice
United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion →	author
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent →	authoredBy
Notorious RBG →	bookSubject
On the Basis of Sex →	character
Grutter v. Bollinger →	concurrenceInPartAndDissentInPartBy
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris →	dissentingJustices
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("Ginsburg") →	familyName
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg") →	fullName
Shelby County v. Holder →	hasDissentingOpinionBy
Notorious RBG ("Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg") →	hasFullForm
Shelby County v. Holder →	hasJusticeInDissent
Cutter v. Wilkinson →	hasJusticeOnCourt
Alabama v. Shelton →	hasMajorityJustices
Harvard Law School ("U.S. Supreme Court justices") →	hasNotableAlumniInField
Bader →	hasNotableBearer
ABA Medal →	hasRecipient
Martin D. Ginsburg →	hasRelative
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 →	joinedBreyerDissentBy
Bond v. United States ("Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg") →	joinedBy
NFIB v. Sebelius →	joinedInTaxPowerMajority
Grutter v. Bollinger →	joinedMajorityBy
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission →	justiceInDissent
Clinton v. Jones →	justiceInMajority
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg →	mainSubject
Shana Knizhnik →	mainSubjectOfWork
Bostock v. Clayton County →	majorityJoinedBy
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("RBG") →	nickname
Columbia Law School →	notableAlumni
American Bar Association Medal →	notableRecipient
Jane C. Ginsburg →	parent
Amy Coney Barrett →	precededBy
Notorious RBG →	refersTo
NFIB v. Sebelius →	separateOpinionBy
Martin D. Ginsburg →	spouse
On the Basis of Sex →	subject
Irin Carmon →	subjectOfWork
Bader →	usedBy