Dahlia Lithwick: How to understand RBG's complicated legacy

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, was a pathbreaking champion of gender equality in the U.S. justice system. But despite Ginsburg's status as a progressive icon late in life, Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick says that it's important to understand the full context of the Supreme Court justice's legacy. "She was fundamentally a moderate centrist, often conservative, jurist," says Lithwick, noting that during her tenure on the D.C. Court of Appeals, Ginsburg's votes aligned more closely with Regan-appointed Justice Antonin Scalia than anyone else. "I think we have to be very honest about the fact that she was both the architect of the gender equality world we live in now, and also that she was very, very effective in part because she was a get-along person. She was very much conciliatory, always cared about decorum."

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[dal]

RBG was overrated.... basically made the world safe for bourgeois Ivy Leaguers

[tadhg]

Does someone want to explain to me what a “conservative radical” is, or how she was “the architect of gender equality”?

[rl]

Wow, I didn't know. I believed the hype. Thanks for telling the truth.

[darleneduhart]

Condolences to the RBG Family and Friends. RIP !! Thank you

[farquhartoffenbechtellersh]

⚖️ 1:06 you just set my ears free! I didn't even.. Even I didn't know that term.. 😷🧐

[colonelangus]

Odds are Amy Barrett is RBG's legacy. I hope she does as well as RBG and serves many decades with health joy and wisdom.

[nickcainski]

Here is Her Legacy as she gave the go ahead for--> “Although there are variations, it is generally performed as follows: After dilating the cervix, the physician will grab the fetus by its feet and pull the fetal body out of the uterus into the vaginal cavity. At this stage of development, the head is the largest part of the body. Assuming the physician has performed the dilation procedure correctly, the head will be held inside the uterus by the women’s cervix. While the fetus is stuck in this position, dangling partly out of the woman’s body, and just a few inches from a completed birth, the physician uses an instrument such as a pair of scissors to tear or perforate the skull. The physician will then either crush the skull or will use a vacuum to remove the brain and other intracranial contents from the fetal skull, collapse the fetus’ head, and pull the fetus from the uterus. -=---> The worms that now feed on the RBG Corpse vomit!

she was a narcissist

when Obama took office he had unified government for 2 years

she could cemented that seat in liberal hands but

she wanted a woman to coronate her so she waited and it bit her in the ass the size of a megalodon

[Mark-sdjk]

RBG was more of a Phyllis Shlafly than a Betty Friedan

[krokodyl]

I just lost all respect for Associate Justice of the SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor.

[rockybarnes]

IF YOU LOVE AMERICA AND FREEDOM, YOU WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN

[rp]

Wow! A disgraceful coverage. You guys are turning me off liberal thinking with your extreme views. Such lack on inclusion in thought diversity.

[rockybarnes]

PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL MAKE AMERICA'S SUPREME COURT GREAT AGAIN