Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Photo by Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
My clerks asked me, ‘Do you know where this comes from?’ And I said, ‘Yes I’ve heard of the Notorious B.I.G.’ It seems altogether natural because we have one very important thing in common — we were both born and raised in Brooklyn.
— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in response to a question posed by journalist Charlie Rose about whether she likes being referred to as The Notorious R.B.G. Justice Ginsburg told a crowd at the 92nd Street Y that she’s a huge fan of the nickname.
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