Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The extraordinary U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. For a glimpse of what made her so extraordinary, PBS has this video. 7 min. 4 sec. 

For some audio on this news, NPR's Nina Totenberg has this report on the consequences for the Court. 5 min. 7 sec. transcript available.

NPR also has reports - about what this will mean for the presidential election here. 4 min. 31 sec. transcript available. 

For Ginsburg's impact on the U.S. legal system, law professor Jeffrey Rosen can be heard here. 4 min. 9 sec. transcript available. Rosen is head of the National Constitution Center which awarded its 2020 Liberty Medal just this week to Ginsburg. Available on the center's website is the video tribute it prepared for the justice which includes not only interviews with her friends and colleagues but also performances by opera singers because of Ginsburg's well-known love of the opera. 48 min. Subtitles available on YouTube.