[Original podcast] Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the death of an American icon
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United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, United States, September 12, 2019. REUTERS / Sarah Silbiger
By: Francophone public radios |
Anne Corpet Follow
25 min
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, has died at the age of 87 from cancer.
A few weeks before the presidential election, his death created a shock wave in the United States.
Donald Trump has promised to appoint a new judge without delay and the Republicans intend to use their majority in the Senate to anchor the highest legal body in the United States in the camp of the conservatives. Supreme Court, when the Americans come to pay homage to the one nicknamed "Notorious RBG", signed Anne Corpet and Radio francophones publics.
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