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Exchange of the Day

December 18, 2019 at 11:32 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg implied in an interview with the Razia Iqbal of the BBC that senators who have already expressed their verdict in the president’s likely impeachment trial should be disqualified.

GINSBURG: Should a trial be impartial? Of course. That’s the job of a judge to be impartial.

IQBAL: So if a senator says, ‘I’ve already made up my mind and the trial doesn’t exist at the moment,’ there is no accountability, is there?

GINSBURG: If a judge said that, a judge would be disqualified from the case.

Filed Under: Judiciary, Senate Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer

August 23, 2019 at 3:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has just completed three weeks of radiation treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York,” NPR reports.

“The radiation therapy, conducted on an outpatient basis, began Aug. 5, shortly after a localized cancerous tumor was discovered on Ginsburg’s pancreas. The treatment included the insertion of a stent in Ginsburg’s bile duct, according to a statement issued by the court.”

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Fox & Friends Suggested Ginsburg Had Died

January 21, 2019 at 8:33 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Fox & Friends apologized on Monday after briefly airing a graphic suggesting that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead, Mediaite reports.

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg Shows No Evidence of Remaining Disease

January 11, 2019 at 12:52 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recovery from surgery is “on track” but she will miss oral arguments next week, the Supreme Court announced Friday, according to CNN.

Ginsburg is still recuperating from surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from her lungs.

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg Will Miss Supreme Court Arguments

January 7, 2019 at 9:39 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “will not be on the bench Monday when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments, the first time in her career she has missed a session,” the Washington Post reports.

“Ginsburg had surgery Dec. 21 for two malignant nodules in her left lung, the 85-year-old justice’s third bout with cancer.”

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery

December 21, 2018 at 12:31 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two malignant nodules removed from her left lung Friday at a New York hospital, CNN reports.

“There is no evidence of any remaining disease, says a court spokesperson, nor is there evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.”

NPR: “Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.”

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized

November 8, 2018 at 9:24 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted to the hospital early this morning after falling in her office last night and fracturing three ribs, the Washington Post reports.

She is at the hospital for observation and treatment.

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Bonus Quote of the Day

July 30, 2018 at 10:19 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“My dear spouse would say that the true symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle — it is the pendulum. And when it goes very far in one direction you can count on its swinging back.”

— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, quoted by CNN, after being asked what keeps her “hopeful.”

Filed Under: Trends Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The RBG Workout

August 12, 2017 at 11:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Coming soon: The RBG Workout: How She Stays Strong… and You Can Too! by Bryant Johnson.

An illustrated exercise book that details Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s workout, written by her trainer.

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Don’t Bet on Ginsburg Retiring Anytime Soon

August 21, 2016 at 12:17 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “For those envisioning a line of moving vans at the Supreme Court and a new president immediately reordering life at the marble palace, this small splash of cold water: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, has already hired the four clerks who will assist her through June 2018.”

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg Apologizes for Comments on Trump

July 14, 2016 at 10:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

In a statement to the Washington Post, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said: “On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign, Judiciary Tagged With: Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Trump Calls Ginsburg a ‘Disgrace’

July 13, 2016 at 8:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump described Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “disgrace” to the Supreme Court after she expanded on the criticism of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that she first voiced last week, the New York Times reports.

Said Trump: “I think it’s highly inappropriate that a United States Supreme Court judge gets involved in a political campaign, frankly. I think it’s a disgrace to the court, and I think she should apologize to the court. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it.”

The Washington Post editorial page agreed with Trump: “However valid her comments may have been, though, and however in keeping with her known political bent, they were still much, much better left unsaid by a member of the Supreme Court.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Bonus Quote of the Day

July 8, 2016 at 3:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“It’s likely that the next president, whoever she will be, will have a few appointments to make.”

— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, quoted by the Associated Press.

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Did Ginsburg Offer Clue on Gay Marriage Case?

May 18, 2015 at 1:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 18 Comments

“Over the weekend, less than a month after the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presided over the wedding of Shakespeare Theatre artistic director Michael Kahn and interior designer Charles Mitchem. According to New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, a guest at the wedding, Ginsburg delivered her portion, including saying she was officiating by the power vested in her by the United States Constitution, ‘with a sly look and special emphasis on the word Constitution,;” MSNBC reports.

Wrote Dowd: “No one was sure if she was emphasizing her own beliefs or giving a hint to the outcome of the case the Supreme Court is considering whether to decide if same-sex marriage is constitutional.”

Filed Under: Gay Rights Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Quote of the Day

February 16, 2015 at 5:54 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments

“The current Congress is not equipped really to do anything. The kind of result that we got in the Ledbetter case is not easily achieved today. Someday, we will go back to having the kind of legislature that we should, where members, whatever party they belong to, want to make the thing work and cooperate with each other to see that that will happen.”

— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in an interview on MSNBC.

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Senate Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg Hospitalized for Heart Problem

November 26, 2014 at 11:47 am EST By Taegan Goddard 43 Comments

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent heart surgery Wednesday morning after experiencing discomfort during exercise, NBC News reports.

“Ginsburg, 81, had a stent placed in her right coronary artery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She was resting comfortably and was expected to be discharged within 48 hours, the court said.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]The Ginsburg health watch continues. [/speech_bubble]

Filed Under: Judiciary Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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