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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 28, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been named the winner of the 2019 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture, Above the Law reports. Ginsburg was chosen from a pool of more than 500 nominees. The $1 million award is given each year to thinkers whose ideas profoundly shape human ideals. “Throughout her career, Ginsburg has used the law to advance ethical and philosophical principles of equality and human rights as basic tenets” of this country said Berggruen Institute Founder and Chairman Nicolas Berggruen. Ginsburg will accept the award in December and plans to donate the funds to charitable or non-profit organizations.