“We do not read (the law) to elevate accommodation of religious observances over an institution's need to maintain order and safety, ... We have no cause to believe that (the law) would not be applied in an appropriately balanced way, without sensitivity to security concerns.” WayNeedsBelieveLawOrderCausesReligiousSecurityConcernSafetyInstitutionsBalancedSensitivityObservanceAccommodations Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say, 'My colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way.' But the greatest dissents do become court opinions and gradually over time their views become the dominant view. So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.” WayWritingAgeTodaySpeakViewsOpinionTomorrowCourtFreedom Of SpeechDominantColleaguesDissent Book:My Own Words Source: My Own Words
“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” WayCareFighting Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Generalizations about the "way women are" and estimates of what is appropriate for most women no longer justify denying opportunity to women whose talent and capacity place them outside the average description.” WayOpportunityTalentCapacityAverageAppropriateDescriptionJustifyGeneralization Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“There are just a host of problems born by the electronic age. Things we couldn't even conceive of. I was amused by the analogy that Justice Scalia made in a case about a GPS tracker so you don't know that's being done to your car, is that a violation of your right to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. So Justice Scalia imagines a constable clinging to the bottom of a carriage as it went on its way, so there was some notion that this similar: there is an official eye that's on you, but you don't know about it. Yes, there are all kinds of challenges.” KnowsWayKindMadeDoneProblemEyeAgeBornChallengesJusticeCasesImagineCarNotionBottomProtectionAll KindsOfficialsHostViolationAnalogiesUnreasonableClingingAmusedBeing DoneCarriagesSeizuresGpsUnreasonable SearchesUnreasonable Search And SeizuresJustice Scalia Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Whatever community organization, whether it's a women's organization, or fighting for racial justice ... you will get satisfaction out of doing something to give back to the community that you never get in any other way.” WayGivingFightingCommunityJusticeOrganizationSatisfactionHelping OthersVolunteerGiving BackRacial Justice Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.” WayShouldSportsCommunityLeadershipSakeOur Community Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
