national public radio's legal correspondent for the supreme court, nina totenberg. nina reminded me that justice ginsburg began her crusade for gender equality in partnership with her husband marty, with whom she shares a very deep bond, perhaps in all things but cooking. marty is a great cook, and i know that from firsthand experience. years ago, marty spotted a report on a court ruling in a case involving a man named charles morris, who had claimed a dependent care deduction on his taxes for the money he spent caring for his elderly mother when he was on the road for his job. the i.r.s. had disallowed the deduction, noting that congress allowed it only for women and divorced or widowed men. now, mr. morris represented himself in the tax court, arguing that if he were a dutyful daughter instead of a son, he'd be allowed the deduction. the court concluded that the internal revenue code was immune from constitutional challenge. a claim that marty ginsburg thought was preposterous. he showed his wife the decision, and she agreed they had to take the case. and went on t

with that i turn it over to nina totenberg of national public radio. correspondent who is a scholar on supreme court rights. >> thanks so much. scholar, my scholarly work is about a half an inch thin, but thank you for the description anyway. of course i am a reporter. don't expect me to miss the lead and not talk about citizens united at all. a year-and-a-half ago the u.s. supreme court ruled that the elected judges are constitutionally barred from participating in cases involving disproportionately large manager players in their campaign. it came at a time when spending on judicial elections was skyrocketing us. writing for the five under court majority justice anthony kennedy said a judge who is potentially biased in a realistic sense deprives a litigant of his or her right to a fair hearing. justice kennedy said about not every campaign contribution creates a probability of bias this case involves independent expenditures of some t wo-and-a-half million dollars by the officer of the company involved in a lawsuit. there's no way to know, added justi

national public radio's legal correspondent for the supreme court, nina totenberg. nina reminded me that justice ginsburg began her crusade for gender equality in partnership with her husband marty, with whom she shares a very deep bond, perhaps in all things but cooking. marty is a great cook, and i know that from firsthand experience. years ago, marty spotted a report on a court ruling in a case involving a man named charles morris, who had claimed a dependent care deduction on his taxes for the money he spent caring for his elderly mother when he was on the road for his job. the i.r.s. had disallowed the deduction, noting that congress allowed it only for women and divorced or widowed men. now, mr. morris represented himself in the tax court, arguing that if he were a dutyful daughter instead of a son, he'd be allowed the deduction. the court concluded that the internal revenue code was immune from constitutional challenge. a claim that marty ginsburg thought was preposterous. he showed his wife the decision, and she agreed they had to take the case. and went on t