bbbIasknofavorsformysex…AllIaskofourbrethrenisthattheywilltaketheirfeetfromoffournecks.—SarahMooreGrimké,activistforwomen’ssuffrage,1837AstheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtleansincreasinglytotheright,JusticeRuthBaderGinsburg’svigorousdissentingopinionsandferocious20-push-upworkoutshaveearnedthistiny,soft-spoken,intellectualgiantthestatusofrockstarandthetitleNotoriousRBG.Whatmanydon’tknowisGinsburg’sstrategic,trailblazingroleindefininggender-discriminationlaw.Intentonsystematicallyreleasingwomenfromsecond-classstatus,shearguedsixpivotalgender-biascasesinthe1970sbeforeanall-maleSupremeCourtblindtosexism.Now84,andstillinspiredbythelawyerswhodefendedfreespeechduringtheRedScare,Ginsburgrefusestorelinquishherpassionateduty,steadilyfightingforequalrightsforallcitizensunderthelaw.ThroughintimateinterviewsandunprecedentedaccesstoGinsburg’slifeoutsidethecourt,RBGtellstheelectricstoryofGinsburg’sconsumingloveaffairswithboththeConstitutionandherbelovedhusbandMarty—andofalife’sworkthatledhertobecomeaniconofjusticeinthehighestcourtintheland.
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