One Of The Supremes Visits Roger Williams Law

BRISTOL, RI – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg visited Roger Williams University School of Law on Tuesday. Her appearance, billed as a 10 a.m. fireside chat, was open to students and faculty but not to the public. Some reporters were allowed in, but many were invited to watch over closed circuit television in overflow rooms. Ginsburg also set restrictions on close-up photographs and nixed a plan to live stream the event for remote locations.

Her topic, according to the school's press release, was "recounting how groundbreaking court rulings have helped to expand the concept of 'We the People.'" She maintained 'We the People' originally meant only white men who owned property. Over time, the term has been expanded to include the people originally left out.

First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge Bruce M. Selya also participated. The event was part of RWU’s year-long series, “Talking about Race, Gender and Power."

PHOTO: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Judge Bruce M. Selya at RWU School of Law (Credit: Courtesy of Roger Williams University/James Jones)