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US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87: court
WASHINGTON, Sept 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Progressive icon and doyenne of the
US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has died at the age of 87 after a
battle with pancreatic cancer, the court announced Friday.
Ginsburg, affectionately known as the Notorious RBG, passed away “this
evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, DC,” the court
said in a statement.
Only the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, her death less
than two months before a high-stakes presidential election will likely see
President Donald Trump move quickly to name her successor.
The Republican-led Senate is equally likely to confirm the nomination at
record speed, cementing a conservative majority on the court which has final
say on a number of the touchiest subjects dividing America — from abortion
to firearms, civil rights to the death penalty.
Ginsburg, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1933, served on the court for 27
years.
“Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John
Roberts was quoted as saying in the court statement.
“We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn,
but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg
as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice.”
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