We owe appreciation to many people who helped make this project come to life. We must begin with Herma Hill Kay, cherished friend and colleague in whose memory we came together for the conversation that is at the heart of the book. Appreciation is owed as well to Professor Pamela Samuelson and Dr. Robert Glushko, who were instrumental in establishing the Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture series.
We are grateful to Naomi Schneider at the University of California Press, who worked with us to construct a vision for this book and then carefully shepherded the project to final form.
For research assistance along the way, we are indebted to current and former Berkeley Law students Djenab Conde, Lana El-Farra, Ashley Johnson, and Carmen Sobczak.
We thank Mary Hartnett and members of the Supreme Court Public Information Office for providing invaluable assistance in selecting the images for this book as well as Jane Ginsburg, Justice Ginsburg’s daughter, for her wise counsel on this project.
Finally, heartfelt thanks go to our assistants, Kim McKenzie and Lauren Stanley at the Supreme Court, and Matt Veldman at Berkeley Law, without whose unwavering and generous support this project never would have seen the light of day.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler
August 2020