Just a few weeks before she died, with what would be her final publication, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her former law clerk, now Berkeley Law Professor Amanda Tyler, submitted their manuscript of their collaborative book to University of California Press. The result is Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue. Justice, Justice includes some of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legal arguments she wrote as an attorney fighting for gender equality; her four favorite opinions she wrote as a Justice; and plenty of her commentary about her life and marriage to Marty Ginsburg, much of that previously unpublished. (She also includes valuable marriage advice which she received from her mother-in-law.)
For those of you who are not attorneys, fear not: you will appreciate Justice Ginsburg's no-nonsense legal arguments and opinions—they're free of legalese, and are so powerful in their logic and directness. Professor Tyler knows how to engage a willing witness: part of the book includes a lengthy interview/discussion with the Justice about her professional evolution, and her dedication to pursuing not only gender equality, but all forms of social justice.
Professor Tyler will be in conversation with Professor Melissa Murray. Murray is an expert on family law, constitutional law, and reproductive rights and justice who has been widely published in legal academia and major media outlets. She appears frequently on MSNBC as a legal commentator. Professor Murray holds an endowed chair at NYU's School of Law, and served as interim dean of Berkeley Law.
