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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R. B. G. vs Inequality

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Copies: 6

When Ruth Bader was growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 1040s, women were not encouraged to work outside the home or go to college. But Ruth loved to read and learn. She went to Cornell University, where men outnumbered women four to one. There she found her calling as a lawyer, a job where she felt she could make a difference in the world.

Author:

Jonah Winter

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900L

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R. B. G. vs Inequality

The Supreme Court, Vol. 4: The Rehnquist Revolution (2007)

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Details the court from the election of President Richard Nixon - who appointed 4 new justices in less than two years - through to the more recent Court of today. During this period one man put his stamp on the institution and solidified and enhanced the power of the Court in the modern area - William H. Rehnquist. Volume 4

Grade Level:

High

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01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 4: The Rehnquist Revolution

The Supreme Court, Vol. 3: A Nation of Liberties (2007)

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Focuses on the court's reaction to state and federal legislation on Bill of Rights freedoms, with special attention to the explosion of civil rights cases from the early 1940s to the present. Volume 3

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High

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01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 3: A Nation of Liberties

The Supreme Court, Vol. 2: A New Kind of Justice (2007)

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Explores the issues before the court from the aftermath of the Civil War through the 1930s. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth as the nation industrialized, but was also a time of unregulated work conditions - the court found itself squarely in the middle of what was almost class warfare. Volume 2

Grade Level:

High

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01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 2: A New Kind of Justice

The Supreme Court, Vol. 1: One Nation Under Law (2007)

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Examines the creation of the court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court - John Marshall - and to his successor, Roger Taney. Volume 1

Grade Level:

High

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01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 1: One Nation Under Law