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Today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who perhaps is better known as the Notorious R.B.G., turns 86, and hundreds, if not thousands, of her fans will be celebrating in her honor by planking on the sidewalk outside of the Supreme Court.
The National Law Journal has more information on today’s event:
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500 of her enthusiastic followers have decided to follow her lead of physical fitness by dropping to the ground and planking in front of the Supreme Court. More than 2,000 others have expressed interest in participating.
“Plank Like RBG” is the name of the event, and an outfit called The Outrage—dubbed by Washingtonian Magazine as a “resistance retailer”—is organizing it. The event’s Facebook page notes that Ginsburg has said the most important person in her life now is her trainer.
Reports of other RBG birthday celebrations have popped up online in places including Brooklyn, New York, where a rally is set for Friday to promote the idea of naming Brooklyn’s municipal building after Ginsburg, who was born in the borough in 1933.
Best wishes to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a woman whose fallopian fortitude has inspired millions of women across the country to stand up for themselves, to speak up for what they believe in, and even to go to law school. Happy birthday, Your Honor!
In case you missed it in theatres, “On the Basis of Sex,” the must-see biopic about Justice Ginsburg, will be out on Blu-ray on April 9.
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Ginsburg’s Fans Will Mark Her 86th Birthday Friday, ‘Planking’ at SCOTUS [National Law Journal]
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