President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to nominate federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The president is scheduled to officially announce his choice on Saturday at 5 p.m. But on Friday evening, CNN, CBS News, and PBS, quoting sources, reported that Trump’s pick is Barrett. In choosing Barrett, who currently serves on the […]
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Everything about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has felt wrong. I don’t mean surprising—she was an 87-year-old woman who had battled cancer multiple times and been hospitalized earlier this year; it’s not uncommon for people with that medical history to die. But every second of what’s happened since the news broke of her death has felt like some kind of perversion of what should be happening. In […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/18/1080564737_0:0:1325:747_1200x675_80_0_0_a7ba258446018cfdda62f34864cbfb11.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009241080565060-vote-him-out-trump-met-with-boos-while-paying-respects-to-ruth-bader-ginsburg—videos/ While paying respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the top of the US Supreme Court Building’s steps on Thursday, US President Donald Trump was met with booing and a chorus of “Vote him out” and “Honor her wish” chants by a nearby crowd. Trump, wearing a dark blue face covering while standing next to first lady […]
After taking the summer off and hosting the virtual Emmy Awards on Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel is back in his Hollywood theater this week. And the late-night host has a theory about why the Republican Party is so eager to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the 2020 election. Kimmel began his monologue on Tuesday by recognizing National Voter Registration Day. “If you don’t register, […]
How fast the Supreme Court nominee talk began, with the monumental life that precipitated it surreally relegated in its shadow. It’s there in Donald Trump’s creepy, elated stump speeches, and Mitch McConnell’s pathetic justifications for his own hypocrisy; in the liberal scramble to avert their idea of disaster; and in the glassy eyes of pundits who rack up their appearance fees chatting ever so amiably about […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber Monday after speaking about the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. McConnell made the case on the Senate floor that voters elected a GOP majority to confirm judicial nominees. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber Monday after speaking about the death of Justice Ruth […]
Toobin spoke to Fresh Air in 2013 about his New Yorker profile of Ginsburg, written as she marked her 20th anniversary on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg died Sept. 18 at the age of 87. National Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Supreme Court’s ‘Heavyweight’ Source link
There’s a Jewish tradition that someone who dies on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, must have been a tzaddik, a righteous person. After all, God waited all year to carry out the decree. Perhaps that offers some comfort to those mourning the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Hebrew name, Yita Ruchel bat Tzirel Leah), who finally succumbed to cancer at the age of 87, […]
President Trump said he is looking at five potential nominees to fill the seat left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said he is looking at five potential nominees to fill the seat left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 10:51 […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., rallies the crowd of 2,500 people during a vigil Saturday night for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, D.C. Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., rallies the crowd of 2,500 people during a vigil Saturday night for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, D.C. Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR Alicia […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about the future of the Supreme Court at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sunday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about the future of the Supreme Court at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sunday. Carolyn Kaster/AP With President Trump soon to nominate a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on […]
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he believes the Senate should not fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the 2020 election, noting that voting has already started and Republicans took a similar stance in 2016. Tom Williams/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he believes the […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sunday about the Supreme Court following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sunday about the Supreme Court following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Carolyn Kaster/AP Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wears a protective covering during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30. Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wears a protective covering during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30. Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said on Sunday that she […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The chief of staff to Vice President Pence on Sunday defended the administration’s decision to ignore the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s deathbed request not to fill her seat […]
“Armed with a fierce intelligence and a love of analytical reasoning, Ginsburg (by Everett Raymond Kinstler, 1996) fought passionately for all Americans to have equal representation under the law and inspired women in particular, to believe in themselves to make positive change,” say Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery. (NPG, gift of © Everett Raymond Kinstler) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87 From Metastatic […]
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says it would be “political hypocrisy” for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to hold a vote before Election Day on any nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Tom Williams/AP hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/AP Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says it would be “political hypocrisy” for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to hold a vote before Election Day on […]
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in August. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in August. Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 10:38 p.m. ET With Republican leadership united behind President Trump’s decision to quickly nominate a new Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy left by Ruth […]
President Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn prior to departing the White House on Saturday. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images President Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn prior to departing the White House on Saturday. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says that he expects to announce a nominee to fill the […]
Anita Hill speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October 2018 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune hide caption toggle caption Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune Anita Hill speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October 2018 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune Both Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anita Hill became […]
President Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at the Fayetteville Regional Airport in North Carolina. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP President Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at the Fayetteville Regional Airport in North Carolina. Chris Carlson/AP A day after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, chants of “Fill that seat! Fill that seat!” broke out during President […]
Renee-Lauren Ellis, a Washington, D.C.-area attorney, says, “It’s dire that something as fundamental as what I do with my body is up for debate still, in 2020.” Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR Renee-Lauren Ellis, a Washington, D.C.-area attorney, says, “It’s dire that something as fundamental as what I do with my body is up for debate still, in 2020.” Sarah McCammon/NPR With her […]
Anita Hill speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October 2018 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune hide caption toggle caption Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune Anita Hill speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October 2018 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune Both Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anita Hill became […]
Chief Justice John Roberts called Ginsburg “a jurist of historic stature.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chief Justice John Roberts called Ginsburg “a jurist of historic stature.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Supreme Court justices, both current and former, are remembering their colleague Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87. “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. […]
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins listens during a Senate hearing on Sept. 9. Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins listens during a Senate hearing on Sept. 9. Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the nomination of a Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy left […]
The flag flies at half-staff Saturday at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The flag flies at half-staff Saturday at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Judges Amy Coney Barrett, Barbara Lagoa and Amul Thapar are being […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham has walked back repeated statements that a Supreme Court should not be filled in a presidential election year. Jim Bourg/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Bourg/AP Sen. Lindsey Graham has walked back repeated statements that a Supreme Court should not be filled in a presidential election year. Jim Bourg/AP Almost immediately upon learning of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, […]
Camille Camdessus/AFP via Getty Images Camille Camdessus/AFP via Getty Images Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stopped outside the Supreme Court Saturday morning, following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “Justice Ginsburg was a titan—a relentless defender of justice and a legal mind for the ages,” Harris said in a tweet. “The stakes of this election couldn’t be […]
President Trump speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after a campaign rally on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after a campaign rally on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP When President Trump learned Friday night that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died, he told reporters she was […]
President Trump shakes hands with Neil Gorsuch, his first pick for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court, on Jan. 31, 2017. The president will likely have the opportunity to name a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP President Trump shakes hands with Neil Gorsuch, his first pick for a spot on the U.S. Supreme […]
A crowd gathers at the U.S. Supreme Court to mourn the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU A crowd gathers at the U.S. Supreme Court to mourn the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU On the steps of the Supreme Court building, soft cries and the low murmur […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died on Friday aged 87 of pancreatic cancer. A fierce critic of US President Donald Trump, her dying wish, she told her granddaughter, was that her replacement would not be found until “a new president is installed”. “She led an amazing life,” President Trump said on Friday on learning from journalists that Ruth […]
President Barack Obama greets Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prior to his State of the Union address on Jan. 24, 2012, at the Capitol in Washington. Ginsburg died on Sep 18, 2020 at 87. SAUL LOEB/AP hide caption toggle caption SAUL LOEB/AP President Barack Obama greets Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prior to his State of the Union address on Jan. 24, 2012, at […]
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his campaign plane at Duluth International Airport on September 18, 2020 in Duluth, Minn. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his campaign plane at Duluth International Airport on September 18, 2020 in Duluth, Minn. […]
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon arrival at New Castle County Airport in Delaware. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon arrival at […]
President Trump reacts to the news of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday at Bemidji Regional Airport in Minnesota. He told reporters on the tarmac after his rally that he learned the news from them. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Trump reacts to the news of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday at Bemidji […]
President Donald Trump announced his list of potential Supreme Court nominees in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on September 9, 2020. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced his list of potential Supreme Court nominees in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on September 9, 2020. Pool/Getty Images President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, […]
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, has passed away from complications related to pancreatic cancer, SCOTUS announced Friday. “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, dictated to her granddaughter, Clara Spera, in the days leading up to […]
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed earlier this month that her liver cancer has returned. The 87-year-old revealed in a statement on Friday that she began a course of chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer on May 19. Advertisement – story continues below “Immunotherapy first essayed proved unsuccessful,” she said. “The chemotherapy course, however, is yielding positive results.” Ginsburg said her most recent scan […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Tuesday afternoon with a possible infection. The 87-year-old received treatment after experiencing a fever and chills, reported CNBC. *GINSBURG ADMITTED TO JOHN HOPKINS FOR POSSIBLE INFECTION *GINSBURG UNDERWENT PROCEDURE AT JOHNS HOPKINS THIS AFTERNOON — Justin Sink (@justinsink) July 14, 2020 TRENDING: GREAT NEWS! Tommy Tuberville Defeats Former AG Jeff Sessions in Alabama Senate Primary […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital in Baltimore “for treatment of a possible infection,” in the latest health scare for the liberal judge. Ginsburg, 87, was initially assessed at Sibley Memorial Hospital in DC after experiencing fever and chills before being admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday morning. “She underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins […]
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seen in February, has been released from the hospital after treatment for a gallbladder condition. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seen in February, has been released from the hospital after treatment for a gallbladder condition. Patrick Semansky/AP After being treated on Tuesday for a gallbladder infection at Johns Hopkins Hospital in […]