Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a member of the Supreme Court, appointed by President Clinton in August 1993.

 
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Georgetown Law Professor Martin D. Ginsburg (L) accompanies his wife U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (C) with Associate Justice John Paul Stevens (2nd L) during a reception for new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor, who is the first Hispanic and the third woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, is expected to begin hearing oral arguments with the other justices in September. (Getty Images) more pics » Ruth Bader Ginsburg , a US Supreme Court justice was released from the hospital today, after she ... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted an appeal by a Georgia death row inmate and ruled he should get a hearing to assess what he says is new evidence that will show his innocence. The justices transferred the case of convicted murderer Troy Davis to a U.S. District Court in Georgia for a hearing and determination of his claims that new witnesses will clearly establish his innocence. Davis had been convicted and sentenced to death for the killing 20 years ago of a police officer in Savannah, Georgia. Lawyers for Davis said in their appeal that seven of nine prosecution ... Read Full Story
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From the White House to women's groups and ethnic minorities, the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice was hailed Thursday as an inspiration for Americans. "This is a wonderful day for Judge Sotomayor and her family, but I also think it is a wonderful day for America," President Barack Obama told reporters after the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm the first Latina justice. The Senate vote represented another step forward to a "more perfect union," Obama said, with representatives of minority groups and high-ranking politicians echoing his words. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid hailed her confirmation as "an ... Read Full Story
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor is getting into the swing of being a member of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor made what appears to be her first public decision as a justice on Monday, voting unsuccessfully to delay the execution of an Ohio death row inmate. She voted along with the court's liberal bloc — Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer — to stop the execution of Jason Getsy, whose execution is Tuesday. Getsy had asked the nation's high court Monday to allow him to challenge Ohio's lethal injection system as cruel and unusual punishment. The court's other five justices voted to deny ... Read Full Story
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By Paul Hollrah | 05/31/09 | 04:10 PM EDT | 0 Comments Latest posts from your county Paddling Furiously Against a Tide of Climate Lies Another I Love Rush story. Manasota-88 Foot Soldiers of Islam The cost of job security more » Throughout the 2007-08 campaign the conventional wisdom was that the next president would be able to appoint no more than two associate justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, replacements for 89-year-old John Paul Stevens and 76-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is in failing health. Now, with the unexpected departure of Justice Souter, another of the four most liberal members of the court, it ... Read Full Story
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WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane. Court officials blamed a reaction to medicine. Thi...  
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MSNBC is reporting that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after she fell out of her seat in an airplane before takeoff. “Extreme drowsiness” from a combination of a prescription sleeping pill and an OTC cold medicine was blamed. UPDATE: Reports say that Ginsburg was kept overnight and released this morning. 2D UPDATE: The statement from [...]  
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Two U.S. Supreme Court justices are taking theatrics out of the courtroom _ and into to a more suitable venue. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia will have nonspeaking roles Saturday night in a production by the Washington National Opera. They'll... Sponsored Topics: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Antonin Scalia - Supreme Court of the United States - List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States - United States  
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The planned Tuesday night execution of John Allen Muhammad remains set following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to stay the death sentence. Justices John Paul Stevens, Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed a two-page statement, saying: “This case highlights...  
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Muhammad's lawyers filed their appeal with the high court last week. It marked the third time his case was presented to the US Supreme Court, and the third time it was rejected. The court did not explain why it would not hear the case. But three justices - John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor - said they were concerned about the rapid pace of the Muhammad case. Rules in Virginia allow for capital cases to move through...  
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WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight Wednesday after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane. Court officials blamed a reaction to medicine.  
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The Queen has opened the new UK Supreme Court, at a ceremony attended by a host of dignitaries including members of the United States Supreme Court. US chief justice John Roberts and his colleagues Surpreme Court justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia joined Gordon Brown and judges from Canada, India, Italy and Sweden to witness the event. But Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who also intended to attend the ceremony, was taken...  
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