Justice Ginsburg receives Friendly Medal from American Law Institute

This afternoon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received the Henry J. Friendly Medal from the American Law Institute. The medal “recognizes contributions to the law in the tradition of Judge Friendly,” whom Chief Justice John Roberts today called “the greatest American judge never to serve on the Supreme Court.” Roberts undertook “the happy assignment” of presenting the award to Ginsburg and – as he informed his colleague – contributing “to this effort to increase your public profile.” The audience laughed at this reference to Ginsburg’s rise to cultural stardom, which includes a new documentary celebrating her life. Ginsburg herself, after receiving the award, gave “a word about the notoriety: It is amazing.” Among his plaudits for his fellow justice – who “knows almost nothing about football but more than is reasonable about jabots” – the chief justice highlighted…

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