New Releases by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A collection of key dissenting and majority opinions from U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. During her 27 years as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became well known for her strongly worded dissenting opinions against the decisions of the conservative majority. Ginsburg was a fierce supporter of women’s rights whose personal experiences helped shape her into a feminist icon who employed logical, well-presented arguments to show that gender discrimination was harmful to all members of society. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dissents features 15 legal opinions and briefs, including majority and dissenting opinions that Ginsburg drafted during her time on the U.S. Supreme Court and briefs from her career before she was appointed to the court in 1993.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's last book is a curation of her own legacy, tracing the long history of her work for gender equality and a “more perfect Union.” In the fall of 2019, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg visited the University of California, Berkeley School of Law to deliver the first annual Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture in honor of her friend, the late Herma Hill Kay, with whom Ginsburg had coauthored the very first casebook on sex-based discrimination in 1974. Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue is the result of a period of collaboration between Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler, a Berkeley Law professor and former Ginsburg law clerk. During Justice Ginsburg's visit to Berkeley, she told her life story in conversation with Tyler. In this collection, the two bring together that conversation and other materials—many previously unpublished—that share details from Justice Ginsburg's family life and long career. These include notable briefs and oral arguments, some of Ginsburg's last speeches, and her favorite opinions that she wrote as a Supreme Court Justice (many in dissent), along with the statements that she read from the bench in those important cases. Each document was chosen by Ginsburg and Tyler to tell the story of the litigation strategy and optimistic vision that were at the heart of Ginsburg's unwavering commitment to the achievement of "a more perfect Union." In a decades-long career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an advocate and jurist for gender equality and for ensuring that the United States Constitution leaves no person behind. Her work transformed not just the American legal landscape, but American society more generally. Ginsburg labored tirelessly to promote a Constitution that is ever more inclusive and that allows every individual to achieve their full human potential. As revealed in these pages, in the area of gender rights, Ginsburg dismantled long-entrenched systems of discrimination based on outdated stereotypes by showing how such laws hold back both genders. And as also shown in the materials brought together here, Justice Ginsburg had a special ability to appreciate how the decisions of the high court impact the lived experiences of everyday Americans. The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020 as this book was heading into production was met with a public outpouring of grief. With her death, the country lost a hero and national treasure whose incredible life and legacy made the United States a more just society and one in which “We the People,” for whom the Constitution is written, includes everyone.

"The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a ... collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had [an] ... influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture"--

Letter from Ginsburg to Dr. Gary P. Zola, with response, concerning an invitation to speak at The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. Includes the text of an Aug. 2004 talk given by Justice Ginsberg at Touro Synagogue, Newport, R.I., on the 350th anniversary of American Jewish life.

In the spirit of professional growth, the School of Law sponsors the Vincent S. Dalsimer Moot Court Competition each year. This provides students the opportunity to develop the skills of appellate practice, brief writing, and oral argument. Pepperdine's Moot Court Competition is named for the Honorable Vincent S. Dalsimer, who has served in the capacity of Dean and Associate Dean of the School of Law and is retired from the California State Court of Appeal. Throughout his distinguished career as an attorney, jurist, and legal educator, Justice Dalsimer has been actively involved in the training of trial and appellate advocates. The participants consist of 2nd and 3rd year law students. Each of the 2-person teams has submitted a written brief which has been evaluated and assigned a grade prior to the oral arguments. Brief scores will account for 33% of the score for the preliminary rounds. Each team has argued one preliminary round representing the petitioner and one preliminary round representing the respondent. The top 8 teams presented arguments again in rounds representing both the petitioner and respondent. The teams competed on a single elimination basis culminating in the final round being argued before a 3-judge panel at 2:00 p.m. on February 9, 2002, at the Odell McConnell Law Center.

Monograph examining and commenting on legislation (incl. Labour legislation) and jurisprudence relating to sex discrimination in the USA - covers equal opportunity and women's rights, marriage and family life, family planning, employment and the woman worker, equal pay, etc.

This survey is designed to reveal to the extent to which United States jurists have concerned themselves with Scandinavian law, & as a complement, the extent to which jurists outside the United States-particularly Scandinavian jurists-have attempted to acquaint English-speaking jurists with the Nordic legal system.