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The Schmooze Ruth Bader Ginsburg Watched Her Life Onstage
Photo: Ari Roth Despite having had a long, busy day at the US Supreme Court this past Monday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a point of attending a special performance of “Stars of David: Story to Song” in Washington that evening. The performance of the musical review celebrating the lives of Jewish public figures —…
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Opinion Should Justice Ginsburg Retire to Save Her Legacy?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and the man who could replace them / Getty Images With midterm elections 11 months away and control of the Senate a toss-up, pressure is mounting on the two oldest liberal justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, and Stephen Breyer, 75, to retire and let President Obama name their successors. You…
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Culture How ‘Stars of David’ Made Leap From Page to Stage
I’m hesitant to admit that I believe in the concept of bashert, the notion that something was inevitable or orchestrated. But I also think it’s no accident that I’ve landed at this entirely unexpected juncture, where my childhood obsession with theater has joined my adult profession as a writer and fueled the Jewish exploration that…
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Breaking News Judge Ginsburg Presides Over Gay Wedding
Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first Supreme Court justice to preside over a same-sex marriage. Ginsburg performed the wedding ceremony of Michael Kaiser to John Roberts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday night. Kaiser, who is president of the center, reportedly is a longtime friend of Bader’s. More than…
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Breaking News Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Officiate at Gay Wedding
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to officiate at a wedding ceremony between two men this weekend, just two months after the court issued high-profile rulings on the highly divisive issue. A court spokesman said on Friday that Ginsburg would be officiating at the ceremony on Saturday at the Kennedy Center. Ginsburg is the…
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Breaking News Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quits Water-Skiing — No Plans To Resign From Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is in good health, has no plans to resign and isn’t considering the identity or ideology of the president in making her decision. “There will be a president after this one, and I’m hopeful that that president will be a fine president,” the 80-year-old jurist told the…
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The Schmooze Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Opera
If all goes according to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s plan, we’ll be seeing her on the bench next term. And if all goes according to Derrick Wang’s plan, we’ll also be seeing her on stage. To be precise, it won’t be the Jewish Justice herself in the spotlight, but an opera performer playing…
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News Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pumps Iron, Not Slowing Down at 80
At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the U.S. Supreme Court’s liberal wing, says she is in excellent health, even lifting weights despite having cracked a pair of ribs again, and plans to stay several more years on the bench. In a Reuters interview late on Tuesday, she vowed to resist any pressure…
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