A teen takes her case to the Supreme Court -- Students have rights too -- Standing up for free expression -- Marriage rights, past and present -- Women working in "a man's world" -- Protecting all caregivers -- Strengthening the family unit -- Defending hard-won civil rights -- Women's rights are human rights -- Blazing a trail, leaving her mark -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix I: the bill of rights -- Appendix II: some important additional dissents written or joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Appendix III: structure of the federal court system.