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    What is the foundation behind the Ruth Bader Ginsburg award controversy?

    No awards will be given this year, the foundation told NPR, after a controversy exploded over changes to what was once called the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award.
    by Bill Chappell Mar 23, 2024 3 minutes
    Sylvester Stallone hangs a pair of pink boxing gloves on a portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award in 2022, as Julie Opperman, chair of the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, looks on.

    Controversy has erupted around the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, a nonprofit with longstanding ties to the Supreme Court.

    The organization was set to honor recipients such as billionaire Elon Musk, junk bond market creator Michael Milken and conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch with its "RBG Award" — named after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It quickly backpedaled after the liberal justice's family blasted the decision.

    Here's a quick guide to the controversy, and the foundation at the center of it:

    What does the Opperman Foundation say?

    Most notably, it changed its criteria. Rather than highlighting women, this year's winners would recognize "trailblazing men and women," . Its 2024 recipients were to also include TV personality Martha Stewart and actor Sylvester Stallone.

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