Justice on the Brink: Twelve Months that Transformed the Supreme Court

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a seismic shift in the history of the Supreme Court, cementing a conservative majority on the bench as the country experienced a pandemic, underwent a divisive presidential election, and witnessed the Capitol insurrection. In her new book, Justice on the Brink, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times writer Linda Greenhouse provides a behind-the-scenes look at the 12 months that reshaped the Supreme Court and the years of conservative activism behind the rise of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.Join us for a conversation with Greenhouse moderated by professor Melissa Murray of the NYU School of Law. Produced in partnership with New York University’s John Brademas Center Speakers: Linda Greenhouse: Senior Research Scholar in Law, Yale Law School; Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times; Author, Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court Melissa Murray: Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, NYU School of Law; Co-author, Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories