持異議的斯卡利亞大法官主張,對性別分類的審查需要一個完美的契合點。如果女人都適合全男性的事業,那麼兩性之間的界限就不會成立。他指責他的好朋友,以及這位前華盛頓巡迴法院同事在沒有被認同的情況下,就為女性制定了的嚴格審查標準。儘管依照慣例,意見和異議會來回反覆,但金斯伯格從未回應上述指責。對於金斯伯格的判決,奧康納沒有出具單獨意見,也沒有對保留「一種中立審查」提出隻言片語。
接下來的一年裡,幾個年輕女性出現在了弗吉尼亞軍事學院的校園裡,她們剪短了頭髮,身著滑稽、不合身的運動制服短裙。一有機會,她們就爬上泥濘的小山坡,越過山頂。儘管最開始存在真正的挑戰,但直到現在,軍事學院仍有女性存在。
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金斯伯格喜歡在最高法院工作(她將其稱為「一份好的工作」)。儘管非常尊重前輩,但她並沒有遵循奧康納的慣例。她冒失地迴避了早上的有氧運動課程。貫徹典型的金斯伯格方式,她沒有批評奧康納早上有氧運動的女性儀式性特徵,她只是說這個課程安排得太早了。而且她沒有像奧康納一樣花費大量的時間和精力,經常在偏門的地方演講、為美國法治歡呼。作精力充沛的西部人的同僚並不容易。金斯伯格經常接到出席活動或出版著述的請求,這些人聲稱奧康納曾出席或做過同樣的事情。秘書們猜測奧康納有一個神秘的孿生姐妹來幫她分擔這些事情。
但金斯伯格無疑很享受這份工作附加的旅行活動。她充分利用了大法官們應該去國外教學和參加會議的大量機會,特別是在夏季。無論他們去哪裡,都會受到如同「美國王室」般的待遇。金斯伯格的檔案中滿是供出行參考的優秀歌劇團日程。例如,1998年她去薩爾斯堡參加會議,一開始就有一輛賓士車在機場等候,將她和馬丁送往維也納的帝國酒店入住,然後又將他們帶去美泉宮觀看私人的歌劇表演。這確實是份好工作。
當然,並非所有時候都有宮殿和帝國酒店。1998年,她飛往佛羅里達的科勒爾·蓋布林斯(coralgables),使用她的特權參加了傑森·維森菲爾德(jasonwiesenfeld)的婚禮。傑森是她之前關係最好的客戶的兒子。傑森在很久以前就開始了訴訟業務。與大多數「王室」不同,她注意到這間小酒店的賬單裡有78美元的錯誤,立即提醒新郎的父親注意。3個月之後,20多歲的傑森被發現罹患癌症,金斯伯格致以慰問,向他們保證疾病終將會過去,並分享了她和馬丁是如何度過馬丁患病的黑暗時光。史蒂文斯有一張來自金斯伯格辦公室的漂亮手寫卡片,上面有金斯伯格的婆婆寫的話:「一切終將過去。蝴蝶會跟隨其後。」
那是一段愉快的時光。傑森·維森菲爾德確實康復了。而馬丁開始為大法官夫婦們準備晚餐。
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