U.S. Supreme Court sources said the iconic feminist defender, U.S. Supreme Court judge Ruth Bad Ginsberg (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) died of cancer at the age of 87.
Ginsberg, who has metastatic pancreatic cancer, died at his home in Washington district on friday, sept .18, with his family, the supreme court said. Earlier this year, Ginsberg said he had a relapse and was receiving chemotherapy.
Kingsberg was an outstanding feminist and later became a representative of American liberalism.
The oldest judge, in U.S. history and the second female judge, in Supreme Court history, Ms. Ginsberg in the Supreme Court for 27 years.
"Our country has lost a jurist of historical standing," Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement on Friday. "We have lost a precious colleague in the Supreme Court. Today, we mourn her passing, but we are confident that future generations will remember Ruth Bad Ginsberg who we know A fighter who tirelessly defends justice."
Former US President Carter (Jimmy Carter) called her a "truly great woman ". He wrote in a statement :" She has a strong law mind, a staunch advocate of gender equality, and has been a beacon of justice for her long and extraordinary career. I am proud to have appointed her judge the United States Court of Appeal in 1980. "
Former President George W. Bush (George W Bush) praised Mr. Ginsberg's "pursuit of justice peace etc .", saying she" inspired more than a generation of women ".
"Kingsberg paved the way for a very large number of women, including me ," said Democrat Hillary Clinton (Hillary Clinton), who competed with Trump in the 2016 presidential election. "
Ginsburg at her Senate confirmation hearing
As one of the Supreme Court's four liberal judge, Mr. Ginsberg's health is closely watched. Ginsberg's departure has boosted the chances of a republican president Trump promote conservative majority in the supreme court before the november election.
A few days before his death, Mr. Ginsberg expressed strong opposition to the move. According to the National Public Radio (National Public Radio), she wrote in a statement to her granddaughter :" My strongest wish is that my seat will not be replaced until the new president takes office. "
White House sources told The British Broadcasting Corporation partners CBS news that the Trump president is expected to nominate a conservative to replace Mr. Ginsberg as soon as possible.
Trump responded to Mr. Ginsberg's death after a campaign rally in Minnesota :" I do n' t know yet. Her experience was great. What else could she say? "
Trump later made a statement in the Twitter, calling Ginsberg "the Titan in the law" and having a "shrewd mind ".
Ginsberg has had five cancers, most recently in early 2020. In recent years, she has been hospitalized many times, but every time she quickly returned to work.
In a statement in July, she said that cancer treatment had "positive effects" and insisted that she would not retire.
"I often say that as long as I can go all out, I will continue to serve as the Supreme Court judge ."" and I am still fully capable of doing so ," she said. "
Conservative politicians also paid tribute to Mr. Ginsberg.
The Republican Party senator Lindsay Graham (Lindsay Graham) said in Twitter ," I am very sad to learn of the death of the Great judge of Kingsberg. Ginsberg is judge a pioneer and has a great passion for her career. As a member of the Supreme Court, she performed very well. "
Trump president's son, Eric Trump, also said in a Twitter that Mr. Ginsberg was "an outstanding woman with professional ethics ". "She is a soldier of true faith, and I respect her absolutely! # Rest in peace. "
A few hours after news of Mr. Ginsberg's death, hundreds of people gathered outside the Washington District Supreme Court to pay tribute. The atmosphere was serious, according to the The British Broadcasting Corporation journalist scene, but the crowd occasionally shouted "RBG!".1 "and" get him (Trump) off the stage! "
People outside US Supreme Court, Washington DC, 18 September 2020
Why is Ginsberg important?
America's supreme court has judge tenure, or until they choose to retire. Backers worry that Mr. Ginsberg's seat could be replaced by a more conservative judge.
The U.S. Supreme Court usually has final say on controversial disputes between law 、 states and federal government and final appeals for a moratorium on executions.
The Supreme Court has expanded same-sex marriage to 50 states in recent years, allowing Trump presidents to impose travel bans and postponing U.S. plans to cut carbon emissions, while continuing to handle appeals.
Ginsberg's death will spark a political struggle over succession, sparking debate about the future of the Supreme Court before the November presidential election.
Judges have been appointed since the initial appointment. At present, conservatives are leading 5 to 4 in most cases in the Supreme Court.
The U.S. Senate must approve the presidential nomination of the new judge. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Mitch McConnell) said Friday night that if Trump were to nominate before the election, the nomination would be decided by vote.
But Democratic candidate Joe Biden said :" Let me be clear, there is no doubt that voters have the right to choose the president, the president has the right to choose the justice of the Senate. "
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A high-risk political battle is imminent
Anthony Zecker (Anthony Zurcher) Analysis
journalist The British Broadcasting Corporation North America
Ginsberg's death has brought unpredictability to months of unusually stable presidential campaigns. Now, not only does the White House face uncertainty in November, but the Supreme Court's ideological balance may also be at stake.
All depends on the next choice of Trump president and republicans. Whoever wins the presidential election in November can try to fill the seat by the end of the year, and it is likely that a reliable conservative candidate will replace the liberal icon. Alternatively, seats could wait and remain vacant to encourage conservative voters to vote for the president, especially evangelicals who see opportunities to cut abortion rights.
Filling the gap would provoke democrats, who would complain that republicans had not given former president barack obama a chance to fill the gap in the months of 2016. On the other hand, the result may be that Democratic presidential candidate Biden nominated Kingsberg's successor in 2021.
All indications are that Republicans are trying the previous option. As the contest for court appointments for life goes on, concerns about hypocrisy dissipate.
In any case, it would trigger a brutal, high-stakes political struggle, when the United States is already full of partisan strife and psychological distress.
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What is Ginsberg's legacy?
As a leading American jurist, Mr. Ginsberg law unrivaled and respected by both liberals and conservatives in his 60 years of glory.
Liberals especially admire her because she has made progress on the most controversial social issues (including abortion rights, same-sex marriage, etc.), have been referred to the Supreme Court.
Ginsberg was born in 1933 to a Jewish immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York. At Harvard Law School (Harvard Law School), she was one of only nine women out of 500 men.
After graduation, even though Ginsberg was the first in her class, she did not receive an invitation to work. But she persevered and worked in the law industry throughout the 1960s and even longer.
Mr. Ginsberg co-founded the Women's Rights Project in 1972 in the American Civil Liberties alliance. In the same year, Mr. Ginsberg became the first lifelong female professor at Columbia Law School.
Mr. Ginsberg was nominated for the U.S. District of Columbia Court of Appeal in 1980 judge, as part of former U.S. President Carter (Jimmy Carter)'s drive to diversify the federal courts. Ginsberg is often called a liberal demagogue, but her days in the Court of Appeal are known for moderation.
President Clinton (Bill Clinton) appointed Kingsberg as the Supreme Court's judge, in 1993, making it the second of four confirmed Supreme Court women's judge in history.
In the final moments of Ginsberg's life, she became an American national idol. Online fans call her Christopher Ginsberg (Notorious RBG), law singer Christopher Wallace (Notorious BIG), partly due to Ginsberg's words.
This contrast made Ms. Ginsberg known to a new generation of young feminists and made her admired.
