US foundation cancels RBG awards for Musk and Murdoch after backlash
Dwight D Opperman Foundation had planned to give award named for late supreme court justice to Tesla chief and News Corp mogul
November 2023
‘How she communicated without words’: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collars – in pictures
Whether acting as tributes to her accomplishments or signalling dissent concerning an increasingly conservative court, the Notorious RBG’s neckpieces always made a powerful statement, says a new book
July 2023
Favorite collar from Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collection to be auctioned
‘The Pegasus’, a collar belonging to the late supreme court justice, evokes ‘power and strength with the imagery of battle armor’
November 2022
RBG: Of Many, One review – Ruth Bader Ginsburg play is sincere, but slips into triteness
Suzie Miller’s play about the US supreme court justice is thoughtful and occasionally frustrating – but it feels like Australia isn’t the true intended audience
October 2022
Heather Mitchell plays Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘I was even brushing my teeth as Ruth would’
The Australian actor is portraying ‘the notorious RBG’ in a one-woman play. She talks about stepping into the shoes of a judicial lion
August 2022
Mitch McConnell greatly damaged US democracy with quiet, chess-like moves
Gary Gerstle
While Trump’s coup attempt may have failed, McConnell’s own machinations have proven highly effective
April 2022
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art collection and personal items up for auction
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be honoured with US navy ship named after her
January 2022
From student law to Steinem: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s library up for auction
Bonhams says late supreme court justice’s book collection gives sense of who she was and how she came to be
September 2021
Cecile Richards marks a year since RBG death with abortion rights battle cry
Former Planned Parenthood president cites Texas law and says Republicans are on brink of ending right to abortion
August 2021
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TV tonight: Steve Coogan seeks justice for Stephen Lawrence
Coogan stars as the DCI who reopens the Lawrence case six years after the Macpherson inquiry in three-part dramatisation. Plus: Is someone having a love affair in Ghosts? Here’s what to watch this evening
March 2021
Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue review: how Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed America
Remarks, rulings and dissents show the extraordinary influence of the supreme court justice known and loved as RBG
December 2020
Observer book of the week
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview and Other Conversations – review
The Observer's obituaries of 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembered by Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen
October 2020
Women march against Trump and Republicans in major US cities
The US politics sketch
Senators stir ghosts of Scalia and Ginsburg for Amy Coney Barrett hearing
Lauren Gambino in Washington
September 2020
The Trump-Biden debate revealed the dangers of Britain's 'special relationship'
Martin Kettle
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