Dissenter (2000's)
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Poppy and Jeffrey go back to the 2000's, when RBG's public profile exploded. She became the most senior liberal justice on the court and wrote some of her most memorable dissents, in cases such as Lily Ledbetter versus Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (2006) and Shelby County versus Holder (2013). Poppy and Jeffrey sit down with Ledbetter to discuss her case and the impact of RBG's dissent. They also catch up with Shana Knizhnik, the creator of the Notorious RBG Tumblr, and hear about the making of RBG into a pop culture icon.
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