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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

Rest peacefully Justice Gainsburg. (CNN reports Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, the court announced. She was 87. Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and in recent years served as the most senior member of the court’s liberal wing consistently delivering progressive votes on… Continue reading Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

Obama on Justice Ruth Ginsburg – “The toughest justice on the Supreme Court”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as arrives to deliver the State of the Union address on January 20, 2015 in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Obama was expected to lay out a broad agenda to address income inequality, making it easier for Americans to afford college education, and child care. (Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images)

She is 82 years old, and considered one of the wisest and most vocal of all the justices on the Supreme Court. And President Obama honored Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a speech he gave at the White House. Speaking at the White House Conference on Aging, Obama mentioned a number of Americans who show that… Continue reading Obama on Justice Ruth Ginsburg – “The toughest justice on the Supreme Court”