50+ Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pictures. The supreme court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. Justice ruth bader ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died friday.
Ruth bader ginsburg's death on friday kicked off what is sure to be the most consequential supreme court confirmation fight in decades — and puts a spotlight on the handful of senators whose votes will determine the future of the court. I try to teach through my opinions, through my speeches, how wrong it is to judge. Associate justice ruth bader ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in washington justice ginsburg was appointed to the supreme court by president clinton in 1993.
Outside the court, hundreds of people gathered early in the morning to pay their respects.
Ruth didn't miss a single day of work until this january, a striking fact considering she's battled 3 kinds of cancer since being appointed to scotus by president clinton in. Mr trump reacted to ginsburg's death after an election rally in minnesota, saying: The universe of potential swing votes in the senate is surprisingly. Washington —us supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg was hospitalized tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, but plans to take part in the court's arguments by telephone wednesday, the court said.