Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a champion of civil rights, gender equality, and reproductive freedom before appointed to the Supreme Court. Before becoming a Justice of the Supreme Court, Ginsburg experienced discrimination as a woman. However, when she ascended to the apex court, she continued advocating and advancing gender equality. Ginsburg was bold enough to dissent against majority opinion from the bench. Her desire to make gender discrimination unconstitutional made her weigh in on the Craig v. Boren case. The case involved the buying of alcohol. While women were allowed to buy alcohol at the age of eighteen, men were supposed to wait until they attain age 21.
Ginsburg opined that any law that discriminates against based on gender would hinder progress towards equal opportunity. Constitutional liberty necessitates autonomy from the burden of gendered expectations in society. In the case of the United States v. Virginia, Ginsburg also played a major role in ensuring women are not discriminated against. Virginia Military Institute never admitted women due to its single-sex method. However, in the ruling, Ginsburg and her colleagues opined that the method was instituted based on stereotypes.
Most of the decisions and dissents of Justice Ginsburg presented in this book portray a picture of a strong woman determined to illegalize all sorts of discrimination. As well, she advocates for reproductive freedom. For instance, in the case of Roe v. Wade, Ginsburg advocates tor women’s rights to terminate the pregnancy. The author portrays Ginsburg as a bold and courageous woman who embed constitutional liberty into law.
