I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyerโs job better than any other.
Ruth Bader GinsburgThe state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
Ruth Bader GinsburgOne aspect of appellate judging is we have to give reasons for all of our decisions. And when you sit down and try to write it out, sometimes you find that your first judgment wasn't the right one.
Ruth Bader GinsburgIn my view, if the Court had properly interpreted the Second Amendment, the Court would have said that Amendment was very important when the nation was new, it gave a qualified right to keep and bear arms but it was for one purpose only, and that was the purpose of having militiamen who were able to fight to preserve the nation.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg