Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87. "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." Supreme Court appointments require Senate confirmation, and Trump's fellow Republicans control the chamber. She was the second woman ever named to the court, after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed 12 years earlier.

Source: The Standard September 19, 2020 03:33 UTC