Gr 6 Up-This accessible and engaging biography of the Supreme Court Justice successfully weaves together information about her life and major court cases in which she had significant influence. An absorbing introduction to Ginsburg and her achievements.-Carolyn Phelan Copyright 2019 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. The descriptions of noteworthy legal cases and significant court decisions are particularly well done.
Throughout the book, Ortiz offers detailed accounts of cases Ginsburg either heard as a Supreme Court justice or argued as a lawyer defending individuals' rights under the Constitution. Illustrations range from family snapshots and professional portraits to a photo of an RBG bobblehead figure. The text pulls together a good deal of information and presents it in a clear, straightforward way.
Later, she and her husband, who both earned law degrees, worked hard through challenges such as serious illness and demanding careers to create a stable home for their family and a mutually supportive relationship. Growing up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn during WWII, Ruth Bader was acutely aware of anti-Semitism at home and abroad. As the subtitle indicates, this biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg tells of her life from childhood to the present, while providing an overview of her work as a lawyer, a judge, and a Supreme Court justice.
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