Adam Cohen

author of the book “Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle For a More Unjust America”

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a Supreme Court justice in 1993. She championed voting rights, affirmative action, and other liberal causes in blistering dissents.

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg influenced the Supreme Court, and whether she’ll be replaced before the election

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a Supreme Court justice in 1993. She championed voting rights, affirmative action, and other liberal causes in blistering dissents.

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Conservatives were elated in 2018, when the Senate narrowly voted to make Brett Kavanaugh the newest Supreme Court Justice.

How the Supreme Court creates inequality in America

Conservatives were elated in 2018, when the Senate narrowly voted to make Brett Kavanaugh the newest Supreme Court Justice.

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