The Untold Truth Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or RBG, was one of the most prominent Supreme Court justices of our time. On the court from 1993 until her death in 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg had her fingerprints all over the SCOTUS, whether in majority opinions or dissents. Here's the untold truth of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

According to the American Bar Association, the average U.S. Supreme Court opinion contains 4,751 words. Each of those words serves a purpose, whether it's helping to establish the facts of a case, identifying legal questions, or laying out the rationale and ramifications of a ruling. Those words have power to change laws and lives, so every sentence must be carefully crafted. Luckily for RBG, one of her college professors was a phenomenal wordsmith.

Per NBC, while studying at Cornell as an undergrad, Ginsburg took a European literature class taught by Vladimir Nabokov, who famously authored Lolita. In case you haven't read it, Lolita is the fictional first-person account of a man who abuses his stepdaughter after his wife dies. The Independent called it "one of the great works of art" of the 20th century, and honestly, if you can get past the feeling of your soul vomiting, it's really an engrossing read (emphasis on "gross").

Anyone who can make the unspeakable enjoyable to read must be a gifted writer. Ginsburg said of Nabokov:

"Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea."

As a justice Ginsburg also attempted, quote, "to paint pictures" when writing opinions. Watch the video for more of The Untold Truth Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Learning writing from “Lolita” author | 0:00
Her objection to Roe V. Wade | 1:23
Her only Supreme Court loss as a lawyer | 2:32
Delivering an opinion after her husband’s death | 3:24
Graduating high school as her mother died | 4:19
A refreshing friendship with Antonin Scalia | 5:22
The Ginsburg Rule | 6:33
A linguistic analysis of Ginsburg arguments | 7:20
An accidental activist | 8:01
Repeated battles with cancer | 9:14

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