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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: She actually became the Notorious RBG after her 2013 dissent in the case known as Shelby County versus Holder when the…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2020
She actually became the Notorious RBG after her 2013 dissent in the case known as Shelby County versus Holder when the five justice conservative majority cut back on the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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Discussing Ginsburg's evolution on the Supreme Court and her dissent in a significant voting rights case.

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