Ginsburg remembered as fighter during memorial
Scarlet Nickele, 8 (middle), dons a T-shirt of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, while attending a memorial in her honor on Sept. 21, 2020, at the Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Dean Katharine Schaffzin speaks during a memorial for the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, on the step of the Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Kate Zane (back left) embraces her husband John Russell (back right) while attending a memorial for the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sept. 21 at the Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Judicial Commissioner Shayla Purifoy speaks during a memorial for the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis legal community memorialized the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Monday night, Sept. 21, and vowed her fight for the marginalized will live on in them.
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Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com
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