Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020. She was 87 years old and had served on the Supreme Court since 1993.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020. She was 87 years old and had served on the Supreme Court since 1993.
In a statement released by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said, "Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we know her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice."
In a statement released by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said, "Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we know her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice."
What do you know about this national figure? What makes her so memorable? How was she a "champion of justice"?
What do you know about this national figure? What makes her so memorable? How was she a "champion of justice"?
The videos and activities below will help you to answer these questions.
The videos and activities below will help you to answer these questions.
How did a distinguished Supreme Court Justice get a nickname like "The Notorious RBG"?
How did a distinguished Supreme Court Justice get a nickname like "The Notorious RBG"?
Find out in this short video from PBS summarizing her life and accomplishments:
Find out in this short video from PBS summarizing her life and accomplishments:
Learn more about RBG's significant accomplishments in the books highlighted here:
Learn more about RBG's significant accomplishments in the books highlighted here:
Dissenter on the Bench
by Victoria Ortiz
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
by Patricia Brennan Demuth
Notorious RBG (young readers' edition)
by Irin Carmon
Ruth Objects
by Doreen Rappaport
Do you remember how to use Biography in Context? It is a database with all kinds of biographical information about people of all backgrounds including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Do you remember how to use Biography in Context? It is a database with all kinds of biographical information about people of all backgrounds including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The screencast below will walk you through how to use this resource to learn more about RBG or anyone you want to know more about. You might look up the other female Supreme Court Justices that RBG served with: Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, or Elena Kagan.
The screencast below will walk you through how to use this resource to learn more about RBG or anyone you want to know more about. You might look up the other female Supreme Court Justices that RBG served with: Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, or Elena Kagan.