Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivering the White Center's John Paul Stevens Lecture in 2012.
To commemorate the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18, 2020, the University of 欧美口爆视频 Law School鈥檚 Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law held a virtual discussion with 欧美口爆视频 Attorney General Phil Weiser and 欧美口爆视频 Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart.
Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of the White Center moderated the discussion, which touched on Ginsburg鈥檚 jurisprudence around the equal protection clause of the Constitution's 14th Amendment, advocacy for gender equality, and memorable dissenting opinions.
Weiser, former dean of 欧美口爆视频 Law, served as a law clerk for Ginsburg from 1995-96. Hart, a member of the 欧美口爆视频 Law faculty before her appointment to the 欧美口爆视频 Supreme Court, clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens when Ginsburg served.
The White Center invited high school students from across the state to participate in the conversation, which was recorded and is being shared with high school teachers throughout 欧美口爆视频 to incorporate into their curriculum.
The discussion was part of the White Center鈥檚 annual Constitution Day Project, which trains聽law students and volunteer attorneys to teach聽lessons in聽high school classrooms throughout 欧美口爆视频 on important and timely issues involving the U.S. Constitution. This year鈥檚 curriculum focused on the voting rights of felons,聽the distinction between disparate impact and intentional race discrimination,聽and the challenges facing election administrators during the upcoming election.聽
"Justice Ginsburg was a fierce advocate for constitutional principles," Malveaux said. "With the news of her death, we knew we wanted to expand our Constitution Day programming this year to include a discussion about her life and legacy. I am grateful to Attorney General Weiser and Justice Hart for sharing their reflections on Justice Ginsburg鈥檚 career, character and integrity, and far-reaching impact."
Ginsburg delivered the White Center鈥檚 John Paul Stevens Lecture in 2012, where regarding women鈥檚 equality.
While talking with Weiser, she said, "When I am sometimes asked, 'When will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court]?,' and I say, 鈥榃hen there are nine!鈥� There have been nine men, and no one ever raised a question about that."