Table of Contents
Introduction: The Extraordinary Talent and Capacity of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1
"All I Ask": Briefs and Oral Argument from Reed v. Reed to Craig v. Boren 15
"The "Way Women Are": United States v. Virginia 99
"The Magnitude and Permanence of the Loss": M.L.B. v. S.L.J. 129
"I Dissent": Bush et al. v. Gore et al. 145
"Today's Decision Is Alarming": Gonzales v. Carhart 153
"The Ball Lies in Congress's Court": Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. 175
"Throwing Away Your Umbrella in a Rainstorm": Shelby County v. Holder 191
"Your Right to Swing Your Arms Ends": Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores 219
"Women in Desperate Circumstances": Whole Woman's Health et al. v. Hellerstedt 243
"A Vexing Issue": Sessions v. Morales-Santana 245
"There Is Strength in Numbers": Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis 263
"Soldiers of All Faiths": The American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. 283
"Brave the Polls … or Lose Their Right to Vote": Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee 297
"To the Nth Degree": Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania 305
Notes 323