Showing the single result

• 

  November 1984 Harvard Law Review Containing David L. Shapiro's Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case; Inscribed by Him to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  SHAPIRO, David L. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg].

  Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case.

  Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Harvard Law Review Association, 1984.

  Original November 1984 offprint Harvard Law Review containing David L. Shapiro’s "Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case." Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, Volume 98, Number 1. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, "For Ruth, With all best regards, David."  The recipient, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993 to replace retiring justice Byron White, Ginsburg became the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day O’Connor. Ginsburg spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights, winning many arguments before the Supreme Court. During her tenure as associate justice of the Supreme Court, Ginsburg received attention for her fiery and passionate dissents that reflected liberal views of the law. She was popularly dubbed “the Notorious R.B.G.”, a moniker she later embraced. She authored several important majority opinions related to gender discrimination, voting rights, and affirmative action in cases such as United States v....

  Price: $6,500.00     Item Number: 151277

  Add to cart

  Add to Wishlist

  Ask a Question Details