Which of the following was the reason Ruth Bader Ginsburg was turned down by a dozen Manhattan law firms in the late ’50s, after graduating at the top of her class from Harvard and Columbia?
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Supreme Court ruling in water war may shift burden to farmers in Southwest Georgia
Metro Atlanta may have escaped unscathed, but farmers in Southwest Georgia may one day feel the prick of the Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday on the lawsuit Florida filed against Georgia to increase the flow of water into the Sunshine State.
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Supeme Court sends Fla./Ga. water lawsuit back to special master for more consideration
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the special master who considered the federal lawsuit Florida filed against Georgia over water flow from Georgia into Florida will gather additional information in the case before justices issue a final ruling. Justices determined the special master had applied too strict a standard with Florida’s claim that Georgia was hoarding water to the detriment of the Apalachicola River Basin.
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‘RBG’ – a love letter movie to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Never mind The Avengers. The real superhero in theaters right now is Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the focus of “RBG.”
More valentine than documentary, the film is a spritely and affectionate tribute to the 84-year-old judge and unlikely pop-culture phenom who, like some fairy godmother many of us never knew we had, helped change the landscape of women’s rights in 20th and 21st century America.
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Florida-Georgia before the Supreme Court: Three possible scenarios for outcome
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the water war litigation between Florida and Georgia is expected by June 30. The ruling is likely to follow one of three scenarios – including one the court followed last month in a water ruling that involves three western states.
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Supreme Court unlikely to rule on Florida-Georgia water dispute before Oct. 1
The U.S. Supreme Court is not likely to rule on the water war litigation between Florida and Georgia before the court breaks for its summer holiday, and possibly not until well after it convenes Oct. 1, according to the calendar the court provided in a recent ruling.
