Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a country changed because of her life's work.
Few individuals have had such a dramatic and lasting effect on a particular area of law as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who directed the work of our Women's Rights Project from its founding in 1972 until her appointment to the federal bench in 1980.
During the 70s, RBG led our organization in a host of important battles, many before the Supreme Court, that established the foundation for the current legal protections against sex discrimination in this country and helped lay the groundwork for future women's rights advocacy.
By 1974, the Women's Rights Project and our affiliates had participated in over 300 sex discrimination cases.
Between 1969 and 1980, we participated in 66% of sex discrimination cases decided by the Supreme Court.
In 1981, President Carter appointed Ginsburg to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
In 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman to be a Justice on the Supreme Court.
In her honor we will be dedicating the ACLU Center for Liberty as the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center.
Rest in power, RBG.
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