My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the law was something most unusual for those times because for most girls growing up in the '40s, the…

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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?

Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?

All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and...

All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and...

Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to...

Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to...

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's...

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's...

Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing...

Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing...

Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means...

Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means...

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very...

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very...

Dissents speak to a future age.

Dissents speak to a future age.

Frankly, I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about...

Frankly, I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about...

I would not like to be the only woman on the court.

I would not like to be the only woman on the court.

We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.

We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your...

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your...

When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily...

When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily...

You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don't consider a child born abroad...

You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don't consider a child born abroad...

So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.

So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any...

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any...

It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.

It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.