Everyday People Matter
As the seven day mourning period of shiva has ended, I am moving to a remembrance of RBG. Over this thirty day period, I will high-light the case law, in which Ginsburg was an advocate or a jurist, that fundamentally changed the landscape of civil rights and...
Struck vs. Secretary of Defense, 1971: Captain Susan Struck of the United States Air Force brought an action for injunction and declaratory relief to prevent her “unlawful discharge from military service” when she became pregnant. A regulation of the United States...
(Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Yesterday there was a photo of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s casket outside the United States Supreme Court while a hundred of her law clerks, dressed all in black, stood at attention on...
As I endeavor to post daily on some of the important case law which RBG (either as a jurist or an advocate) fashioned, I appreciate both the body of law that developed because of her and I mourn the passage of that era. While I cannot predict what will happen in the...
The Jewish mourning period is one month for family other than parents (which is a year). Part of mourning is connection with others who come to you and share your grief and sit with you in your sorrow. I wanted to share some of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s opinions from...
Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (known affectionately of late as “RBG”), died in the evening on the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In the Jewish tradition, family members “sit shiva” for seven days and seven nights by sitting on low...
Chronic back pain not only affects a person’s mobility and movement and increases the risk of disability, but it also impacts a person’s relationships. When a person suffers from back pain, it can place stress on his or her marriage. These findings come from a recent...
For persons who are already suffering from a serious medical condition and are on disability, coping with the pandemic has been a serious challenge. Persons suffering from Parkinson’s disease have been no exception. According to new research data released by the...
Many symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease or IBD and related conditions may be managed with regular medications and lifestyle changes. However, in those cases in which symptoms are so severe that going to work seems impossible, Social Security disability benefits...
Since 2010, there has been a significant increase in the number of long-term disability claims filed on the basis of musculoskeletal injuries. According to insurer Unum, there has been a 40% increase in the number of workplace disability claims filed on the basis of...