The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s words, “I Dissent” have become part of mainstream pop-culture, imprinted on totebags and t-shirts. However, the imprint she left on the fabric of our society matters far more. Her dissenting opinions were often of greater importance than if her voice had been part of the majority. “The dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow,” she said.

This month, the discussion focuses on election & voting rights and the case of Bush v Gore. & Shelby County v. Holder with Hon. Patricia A. Blackmon, 8th District Court of Appeals and Elizabeth Bonham, ACLU.

Also in this series:

April 21: Employment practices and the case of Ledbetter & Walmart with Rosalina M. Fini, Chief Legal & Ethics Officer, Cleveland Metroparks and Kerin Kaminski, Co-Founding Partner, Giffen & Kaminski LLC
May 19: Reproductive rights and the cases of Gonzales v. Carhart, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, with Laura Hauser, Founder, Hauser Law LLC + Karen Rubin, Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP

This program is offered in connection to the special exhibition, Notorious: RBG: The Life & Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, presented locally by PNC Bank. Thank you to our programming partner: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.