Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away “due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer”:
Urgent release: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) September 18, 2020
She was 87:
BREAKING: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who charted a course for women’s rights at the U.S. Supreme Court and became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, has died from complications from cancer. She was 87.https://t.co/3mOL0L0fUs
— NPR (@NPR) September 18, 2020
Statement from SCOTUS:
JUSTICE GINSBURG HAS DIED
Statement from the Supreme Court: pic.twitter.com/74d2k9POD5
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 18, 2020
And she dictated a statement before her death saying, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed”:
Justice Ginsburg dictated a statement before her death: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." https://t.co/XLzhPiLSng
— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) September 18, 2020
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