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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remembered As 'Rock Star' Who Changed The World For Women

The legal lioness will live on through her Supreme Court opinions.

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It was said that Ruth wanted to be an opera virtuoso but became a rock star instead. But she chose the law. Subjected to discrimination in law school and the job market because she was a woman, Ruth would grow to become the leading advocate fighting such discrimination in court. She was not an opera star but she found her stage right behind me, in our courtroom. There, she won famous victories that helped move our nation closer to equal justice under law to the extent that women are now a majority in law schools, not simply a handful. Later, she became a star on the bench, where she sat for 27 years. Her 483 majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions will steer the court for decades.

— Chief Justice John Roberts, offering recognition to the pop-culture icon that the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had become in her elder years, as he eulogized the departed colleague at the Supreme Court. May her memory be a blessing.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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