On Friday, April 15, the Hamilton students currently participating in the college's Washington D.C. program attended a small group lecture with Justice Ginsberg and students from Cornell and American University. The meeting took place in the Supreme Court's Lawyers Lounge. Justice Ginsberg spoke for a short while about Belva Lockwood, one of her heroes. Lockwood became the first woman admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in 1879. Ginsberg recently wrote a forward for the recent book Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would be President by Jill Norgren.
Lockwood "went out for what she wanted and she got most of what she wanted," Justice Ginsberg said. "She did not go home and cry." After speaking about the life of Lockwood, she then opened the floor to questions.
Matthew Everett '08 asked: "Separation of powers is guaranteed to each branch of the government through the Constitution, and one aspect of this is executive privilege. However, we've seen at least three prominent cases; United States v. Burr, United States v. Nixon, and Jones v. Clinton, in which Supreme Court has overridden the claim of executive privilege. When is executive privilege is a legitimate claim, and where is that line drawn?"
Julianne Jaquith '08 asked, "You spoke about the experience of Belva Lockwood, another woman who was a pioneer in her field. Could you talk a little bit about your experiences as a woman in a field that has been predominantly dominated by men?"
After answering questions the Justice hurried off to continue her work that day, choosing which cases the Supreme Court would hear in the upcoming weeks.
- By, Eric Kuhn '09
Lockwood "went out for what she wanted and she got most of what she wanted," Justice Ginsberg said. "She did not go home and cry." After speaking about the life of Lockwood, she then opened the floor to questions.
Matthew Everett '08 asked: "Separation of powers is guaranteed to each branch of the government through the Constitution, and one aspect of this is executive privilege. However, we've seen at least three prominent cases; United States v. Burr, United States v. Nixon, and Jones v. Clinton, in which Supreme Court has overridden the claim of executive privilege. When is executive privilege is a legitimate claim, and where is that line drawn?"
Julianne Jaquith '08 asked, "You spoke about the experience of Belva Lockwood, another woman who was a pioneer in her field. Could you talk a little bit about your experiences as a woman in a field that has been predominantly dominated by men?"
After answering questions the Justice hurried off to continue her work that day, choosing which cases the Supreme Court would hear in the upcoming weeks.
- By, Eric Kuhn '09
