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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a passionate advocate for women’s rights, was the foremost judge on the US Supreme Court.
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an iconic advocate for women’s rights, died of cancer at the age of 87, the court said.
Ginsburg died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer at her home in Washington, DC, surrounded by her family, according to the statement.
Earlier this year, Ginsburg said he was receiving chemotherapy for a cancer recurrence.
She was a prominent feminist who became a figurehead for liberals in America.
Ginsburg was the oldest sitting justice on the Supreme Court, having served 27 years on the nation’s highest court.
“Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement on Friday. “We have lost a beloved colleague on the Supreme Court. Today we cry, but confident that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her: a tireless and determined defender of justice.”
Justices of the United States Supreme Court serve for life or until they decide to retire, and supporters have expressed concern that a more conservative judge could succeed Ginsburg.
Ginsberg’s death will trigger a political battle over who will succeed her, sparking a debate about the future of the Supreme Court before the November presidential election.
US President Donald Trump has appointed two justices since taking office, and the current court is considered to have a conservative 5-4 majority in most cases.
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