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Saturday, May 5, 2018

“‘RBG’ is a love letter to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen trace Ginsburg’s life and career from girlhood through marriage and law school to her current position as perhaps America’s least likely pop icon”: Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor has this movie review (3.5 stars).

Ty Burr of The Boston Globe has a movie review headlined “You down with ‘RBG’? Documentary presents its case” (3 stars).

David Fear of Rolling Stone has a movie review headlined “‘RBG’ Review: Iconic Supreme Court Justice Gets the Pop-Doc Treatment; Portrait of legendary judicial firebrand and feminist icon is too cute by half — and still a must-see” (3 stars).

Online at The Village Voice, Bilge Ebiri has a movie review headlined “‘RBG’ Makes for an Engaging Hagiography, But Should It Have Been More?

Brian Lowry of CNN has a movie review headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary ‘RBG’ earns favorable verdict.” The review states that the documentary, a project of CNN Films, will air on CNN later this year.

Marina Fang of HuffPost has a movie review headlined “‘RBG’ Doc Shows How Lasting Political Change Often Happens Behind The Scenes; Just like its subject, a new film on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly and methodically plots the story of her career.”

Online at espnW, Carrie Ann Welsh has a movie review headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg rarely skips a workout session.”

Sara Stewart of The New York Post has an article headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s kids were scarred by her terrible cooking.”

And Lila Thulin of Washingtonian reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gets a Rock Star’s Welcome at DC Premiere of Documentary; ‘I can die happy,’ one said after making eye contact with the justice/pop-culture sensation at a screening of ‘RBG.’

Posted at 10:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bill limiting Supreme Court set to advance; Dershowitz: Legislation is a ‘tragedy.'” Gil Hoffman of The Jerusalem Post has this report.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Danger of Constant Impeachment Talk: Calls to remove a president have become a regular feature of American politics over the past two decades, making it harder to achieve if truly needed.” Law professor Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 1:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice offers look inside Supreme Court”: Annette Jordan of The Courier-Tribune of Asheboro, North Carolina has an article that begins, “‘It’s a really great time to be a judge in the court system.’ Justice Barbara Jackson was referring specifically to the leadership of Chief Justice Mark Martin on the N.C. Supreme Court, but her words also reflected an enthusiasm for the judicial system itself.”

Posted at 11:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“With dueling DACA cases, Supreme Court showdown seems inevitable”: Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Posted at 10:54 AM by Howard Bashman