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Ginsburg's legal victories for women led to landmark anti-discrimination rulings for the LGBTQ community, too

  • Written by Penny Venetis, Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, Rutgers University Newark
imageMichael Widomski, left, and David Hagedorn at the makeshift memorial for Justice Ginsburg in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Ginsburg officiated their wedding in 2013.Samuel Corum/Getty Images

The well-deserved tributes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the wake of her death justifiably focus on her transformational...

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