Media Advisory — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Speak at UA School of Law Feb. 2

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will present the Albritton Lecture at The University of Alabama School of Law on Monday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. Ginsburg will speak in the Law School’s lecture hall, room 187-188 of the Law Center.

Nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton, Ginsburg has served on the court since 1993. She earned her bachelor’s degree in government from Cornell University. She attended Harvard Law School for two years and received her law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1959. She served on the editorial boards of both the Harvard Law Review and the Columbia Law Review. Ginsburg was a member of the law faculties of Rutgers University from 1963-72 and Columbia University from 1972-80. She served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1980-93. Ginsburg has published widely in the areas of civil procedure, conflict of laws, constitutional law, and comparative law. In 1999, she received the American Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Award for her significant contributions to the advancement of gender equality and civil rights. She was founder and counsel for the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Ginsburg will be the fifth U.S. Supreme Court Justice to deliver the Albritton Lecture at the UA School of Law. The Albritton Lecture Series is underwritten by the Albritton Fund, established as part of the Law School Foundation in 1973. The fund commemorates the contributions to the legal profession of five generations of the Albritton family of Andalusia. Previous Albritton lecturers were U.S. Supreme Court Justices William Rehnquist, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Sandra Day O’Connor. The sixth Albritton Lecture already is planned for the spring of 2005, when Justice Clarence Thomas will visit Alabama.

Media wishing to cover Ginsburg’s lecture are asked to notify Cathy Andreen, UA director of media relations, at 205/348-8322 or Jennifer McCracken, Law School communications manager, at 205/348-5195 in advance, and observe the following restrictions:

• Photography, video and audio taping will be allowed ONLY during the first two minutes of the lecture and only if no additional lighting is required. No flash photography will be allowed.
• Arrive early – no one will be admitted after the lecture begins.
• No equipment bags will be allowed in the lecture hall.

For more information, contact UA Media Relations at 205/348-5320.