The case would eventually inspire the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The real fascination felt watching “Ruth” comes from hearing about her Supreme Court cases, only a few of which were discussed in “RBG” and “On the Basis of Sex.” The one looked at the longest is that of Lilly Ledbetter, a woman who had worked for Goodyear Tires in 1979 and discovered her pay was half of what her male colleagues received in the same position. Being marginalized and underestimated, she felt for the people at the center of these cases.

She passionately recalls every facet of the cases she worked prior to her Supreme Court appointment, and you can hear the warmth she has for each of them. Audiences can hear Ginsburg talk about herself, especially during a time when the Supreme Court (and really politics) felt so different compared to today. Much of the footage Mock employs is from over 20 years ago, when Ginsburg was teaching at Columbia and after former President Bill Clinton inducted her in the Supreme Court. This is a great conceit, especially if you’ve already seen the more traditional documentary and are looking for a first-person telling of Ginsburg’s life as she was living it. As the title implies, a majority of the feature consists of Ginsburg’s own recorded discussions, whether that be at the opening of a moot court named in her honor or speaking to a group of Indianapolis schoolchildren. Mock doesn’t follow the traditional documentary path, probably because “RBG” already did that. ‘Succession’ Review: Episode 8 Makes Us Watch as the Poison Drips Through Ginsburg’s death rocked an already bleak 2020, and as the government slowly starts to come out of things, complete with a new President and a predominately conservative Supreme Court, audiences are getting a new documentary: Freida Lee Mock’s “Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words.” Premiering on Starz, the film’s premise is simple: Using archival footage of Ginsburg herself, the audience sees how she viewed her life and career, as well as the landmark court cases that changed gender representation.

It was then followed by Mimi Leder’s scripted biopic, “On the Basis of Sex.” Art and pop culture came to immortalize the “notorious RBG.” In 2018, the documentary riffing off that designation, simply titled “RBG,” secured two Oscar nominations for its look at Ginsburg’s life and career. Before her death, Ginsburg’s vocal dissents on the Supreme Court and her status as one of the longest serving female justices gave her a certain cache. It’s been a little less than six months since Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87.

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