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U.S. President Donald Trump (2R) watches as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett (L) is sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (R) as her husband Jesse Barrett (2L) holds a bible during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on October 26, 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)
October 27, 2020, 2:18 pm
Amy Coney Barrett sworn in to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court
Barrett, a conservative Roman Catholic who replaces Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was sworn in Monday evening.
By Ron Kampeas
A woman with the pro-life organization Bound4Life raises her hands in prayer outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Oct. 5, 2020. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via JTA)
October 8, 2020, 12:21 pm
What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session
Everything ‘potentially up for grabs’
By Ron Kampeas
Jonathan Sarna (Photo courtesy of Jonathan Sarna)
October 1, 2020, 4:09 pm
RBG balanced being American and Jewish — her delayed funeral is no exception
Her Jewish funeral and Arlington National Cemetery burial speak to her quest to balance these two identities.
By Jonathan D. Sarna
The flag-draped casket of the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at the court in Washington, Sept. 23, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
September 23, 2020, 3:41 pm
Jewish service held for Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court
Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt of Adas Israel, a Conservative congregation in Washington, opened the memorial at the court with a Jewish service.
By Ron Kampeas
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at an annual Women’s History Month reception hosted by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the Capitol building in Washington, DC, in 2015. Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images via JTA.
September 23, 2020, 2:41 pm
Offline and in synagogue: How Orthodox Jews learned about RBG’s death
“All Jews have had this horrible experience where we come out of a Shabbos or yontif [holiday] where we find out about something,” said writer Elad Nehorai.
By Shira Hanau
Justice David N. Wecht (Photo from Penn State/Flickr via Tablet Magazine)
September 23, 2020, 12:34 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, eshet chayil
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg wore justice, literally, on her sleeve (well, on her collar, where the word “tzedek” was sewn)."
By David Wecht
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in the Capitol, Jan. 20, 2015. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images via JTA)
September 21, 2020, 4:43 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be first Jew and first woman to lie in state at Capitol
Lying in state is reserved for only the most significant and revered public figures.
By Ron Kampeas
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2020. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images via JTA)
September 20, 2020, 10:20 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87
Ginsburg reportedly told her granddaughter Clara Spera in her final days: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
By Sarah Wildman
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion during the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Aug. 31, 2019. (JTA/Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
July 15, 2020, 12:35 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for suspected infection
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court with a replacement nominated by President Donald Trump.
By Ron Kampeas
Exhibit Wall Photo courtesy of National Museum of American Jewish History
October 10, 2019, 5:17 pm
‘Notorious RBG’ exhibit comes to Pennsylvania
National Museum of American Jewish History inspired by book of the same name
By Eric Schucht
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