Have you ever watched a police procedural show? Or a movie about a trial?
The detective or lawyer involved always has a theory about the case. The theory is a narrative, or story. It’s supposed to persuade a judge or jury to decide the outcome of a case in a particular way. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was no different. She wanted her cases to help end the kind of discrimination she had experienced as a young lawyer. Her theories were both unique and, in many ways, effective. Little by little, the cases Ginsburg won chipped away at discrimination against women. Even when her client was a man.
