Farewell to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court judge, liberal icon, champion of women's rights

2020-09-19T04:26:04.688Z

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 following complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 87 years old. Appointed by Bill Clinton, she was on the Supreme Court since 1993. Born in Brooklyn on March 15, 1933, she died surrounded by her family. His passing gives President Donald Trump the chance to cement the conservative majority in the US Supreme Court, where he has already appointed Neil Gorsuch and Bret Kavanaugh. Icon of liberals, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a champion of women's rights. Born in Brooklyn in 1933, she had studied law, formerly a wife and mother, at Harvard, one of nine women in a class of 500 men, then at Columbia. In the 1970s, as director of the Women's Rights Project of the libertarian organization American Civil Liberties Union, she had debated before the court a series of cases that had created institutional protections against sex discrimination: a legal strategy that she had called for parallels with those of Judge Marshall on the front of black civil rights battles. Among his tactics, the use of the word "gender" when others used "sex", a word that, in his opinion, confused the judges. During the Obama administration, Ginsburg rejected calls from liberals to step down so that the president would have a chance to appoint a successor "while there was time". "There will be another Democratic president," Ruth said, thinking of Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump, who was elected instead of the former First Lady and Secretary of State, dismissed the progressive judge as "no longer in his mind" after Ruth criticized him in a series of pre-election interviews, stating that, if the tycoon conquered the White House, it would move to New Zealand. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court is expected to be filled after the election. This was stated by the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer. "Americans should have their say in choosing the next Supreme Court judge," Schumer says. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for flags at half mast on Capitol Hill over the disappearance of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It is an "incalculable loss" for democracy, says Nancy Pelosi. Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg "paved the way for many women, including me. There will never be anyone like her. Thanks RGB." The former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton tweets. "An inspiration, a trailblazer". This is what former US President George W. Bush says, commenting on the death of the judge. "A powerful legal mind and an advocate for gender equality". This is how former US President Jimmy Carter comments on the disappearance of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The person appointed to the Supreme Court by Donald Trump "will be voted on by the Senate". This was stated by the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, commenting on the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "I hope not to be replaced until a new president takes office." Ruth Bader Ginsburg dictated it to her niece Clara Spera in the days leading up to her death. "I am sorry to hear" of the disappearance of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This is how Donald Trump comments on the death of the Supreme Court judge, an icon of liberals. "She was a formidable woman", a "colossus of the law" who demonstrated that one can "disagree without being unpleasant with colleagues who had different points of view". Trump points out that his views have "inspired Americans and generations of great legal minds." Flag at half mast at the White House for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "A magnificent judge and an extraordinary person". Former President Bill Clinton defines Ruth Bader Ginsburg as such. "Her 27 years in the Supreme Court exceeded even my highest expectations," says Clinton, who in 1993 named her as one of the American sages. "A very sad news, it was loved, was driving the efforts for women's equality." Joe Biden states this when commenting on the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "There is no question that voters must choose the president and the president must choose the judge in the Supreme Court" who will replace her, Biden notes. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Supreme Court in Washington as a sign of respect and to pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the RGB who has become an icon of women and liberals. Famous not only in the legal field, Ginsburg has risen to the news as a fashion icon and a true idol for the very young girls who have found inspiration in her. Donald Trump may be the first president since Richard Nixon to appoint three Supreme Court justices in a single four-year term. According to rumors reported by ABC, Trump will appoint a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the coming days.