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US SUPREME COURT Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. She was 87 years old.
She was surrounded by her family at her home in Washington DC when she died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court’s public information office confirmed.
Ginsburg announced in July that he was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for injuries to his liver, the latest of his several cancer diagnoses.
After a decades-long career fighting for gender equality, Ginsburg was appointed to the court by Bill Clinton in 1993. She was the second woman to hold a position on “the highest court in the country.”
He served for over 27 years. In recent years, she was recognized as the most important member of the liberal wing of the court.
“Our nation has lost a historically established jurist,” Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. said today.
“In the Supreme Court we have lost a dear colleague. Today we cry, but with the confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her: a tireless and determined champion of justice.
His death, leaving a vacant seat on the bench, will become a central issue for the US presidential election in 45 days.
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According to NPR, Ginsburg issued a statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera in recent days that read: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
With Ginsburg’s death, Liberals will fear that Donald Trump will push a candidate of their choice through the Republican-controlled Senate by January 2021. Similarly, Democrats could backtrack on the campaign if the seat remains vacant and conservative-minded. Voters believe that a vote for the incumbent could ensure that Ginsburg’s successor does not have progressive leanings.
Ginsburg, a feminist icon and advocate for progressive causes, is survived by her two children, four grandchildren, two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Her husband, Martin David Ginsburg, died in 2010.
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