Complicated time. All this on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. The engine that connects us. For 25 years, designed to help us do more than we like. Financial Services Firm johnson and johnson. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And contributions by viewers like you. Think then you. We will return after the headlines. Ruth ginsburg has died. This was due to complications. Chief Justice Roberts said that nation has lost a judge of historic nature and the court has lost a cherished colleague. He described Justice Ginsburg as a resolute champion of justice. More on the remarkable life for her to do in my lifetime, i expect to see three, four, perhaps even more women on the high court bench. Women not shaped from the same mold but of from complexions. Ruth ginsburg became the second women on the S
Professor in the 1930s through the 1950s, decided to give about the meaning of life. On the last day of his business law class one spring. It was such a success it turned into an annual division at stanford for many years, until he retired. In 2008,vived supported by a generous gift to the office of religious life by the foundation for global community, which established the henry and Amelia Rathbun fund for exploring what leads to a Meaningful Life. Each year, a visiting fellow is selected to come to stanford to deliver this lecture and spend time with our faculty, students, and staff. In a busy world, and in a time of change in our country, this lecture provides us a welcome moment for self reflection and moral inquiry. We are so fortunate this year to have Ruth Bader Ginsburg as our visiting fellow. Her by anotherw moniker, as the notorious rbg. [applause] that name got its start several puts ago in a tumblr together by an admiring law student, and it took off. Today, Justice Ginsbu
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I would like to thank you all for joining us for tonights tribute to Justice Ginsburg. These past few days have been painful and hard, and i, like you, have been heartbroken. Justice ginsburg was a giant in the law, a champion of justice ad equality, and she was also treasured member of the Georgetown Law Community for many years, beginning with her husband martys joining the faculty. She was remarkably generous with her time. I will never forget walking into on so many occasions. Every year she spoke to our first year class. Walking with her out onto the stage, looking out at hundreds of students, many of them wearing notorious rbg tshirts and seeing their faces light up and uploading ecstatically as , eventered the room though her Security Team always told us that she would leave right after her talk, she always stayed to talk to students and since friday, i have received so many photos from our students of the selfies they took with her. Notes about what a wonderful memory it was. I