On Flags and Collars
In 2016, election day was on Tuesday, November 8. Against all odds, Donald Trump prevailed. The next day, the Supreme Court held a session. There were no opinions to hand down. But Justice Ginsburg still wore her “dissent” jabot. Here is Art Lien’s sketch:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared to be wearing her “dissent” jabot at the Supreme Court today
(sketch by Art Lien) pic.twitter.com/zgIOx0WqQG— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) November 9, 2016
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RBG: “This is my dissenting collar… It looks fitting for dissents.” pic.twitter.com/luNmrN4BCX
— Irin Carmon (@irin) July 31, 2014
The symbolism of Ginsburg’s jabot was unmistakeable. The Associated Press reported:
The day after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 presidential election, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took the bench wearing a black necklace with crystals. It was a piece she typically wore to express her displeasure while reading a dissent from the bench. But Ginsburg, who had called Trump a faker ahead of the election and then apologized, had no dissents to read.
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