Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2009
Journal Title
New England Law Review
ISSN
0028-4823
Abstract
In this essay, Professor Siegel examines the nature and function of constitutional visions in the American constitutional order. He argues that Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg possesses such a vision and that her vision is defined by her oft-stated commitment to “full human stature,” to “equal citizenship stature.” He then defends Justice Ginsburg’s characteristically incremental and moderate approach to realizing her vision. He does so in part by establishing that President Barack Obama articulated a similar vision and approach in his Philadelphia speech on American race relations and illustrated its capacity to succeed during the 2008 presidential election.
First Page
799
Last Page
855
Num Pages
57
Volume Number
43
Issue Number
4
Publisher
New England School of Law
Recommended Citation
Neil S. Siegel,
'Equal Citizenship Stature': Justice Ginsburg’s Constitutional Visionq,
43
New Eng. L. Rev.
799
(2009).
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https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/2271
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