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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

The Incrementalist RBG

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

Slate Audio

News Commentary,, Government, News

4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Before news of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s lung surgery broke, Dahlia Lithwick sat down for a revealing conversation with the screenwriter Daniel Stiepelman about the RBG biopic he penned, On The Basis of Sex. Stiepelman also happens to be Justice Ginsburg’s nephew, and this episode offers an insider’s view of the most well-known, but not always fully understood, justice on the court. Please let us know what you think of Amicus. Join the discussion of this episode on Facebook. Our email is amicus@slate.com. Podcast production by Sara Burningham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

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0:07.5

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0:09.8

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0:11.6

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0:14.5

you can schedule it to charge when it's cheaper,

0:17.0

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0:19.5

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0:22.3

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0:24.6

Search high-vv charging.

0:27.5

Tis-and-sees apply subject to status and minimum spend.

0:36.5

Did you say your name was Ruth Fager Ginsburg?

0:49.5

Not just about making the legal argument,

0:51.5

which I think she was always good at,

0:53.0

it's about making legal arguments

0:55.0

and only half the battle.

0:56.5

You also have to make legal arguments in a way

0:58.5

that are going to convince,

1:00.0

especially in those days, men and authority

1:02.5

who don't think you necessarily belong

1:04.5

and what they think of as their sphere,

1:06.5

to agree with you.

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