Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at age 87

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WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died aged 87, the court said in a statement on Friday (Sep 18). She died of ...

Ginsburg, known by supporters as RBG, had also been hospitalised in May. She was also hospitalised several times in 2019 and 2018.

Ginsburg was the oldest member of the court and the second-longest serving among its current justices behind Clarence Thomas. She was the second woman ever named to the court, after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed 12 years earlier.​​​​​​​ Supreme Court appointments require Senate confirmation, and Trump's fellow Republicans control the chamber.

 

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