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September 18, 2020

Sean Hannity reacts to Ruth Bader Ginsburg death, praises her 'incredible, inspiring courage'

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday night at the age of 87, showed "incredible, inspiring courage" in the fight against her final illness, Sean Hannity told his viewers Friday night.

September 18, 2020

Hillary Clinton: Ginsburg 'paved the way for so many women, including me'

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid tribute to former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away Friday at 87 from metastic pancreatic cancer.

September 18, 2020

Flashback: Biden promised to release a list of Black women he could nominate to SCOTUS

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised in February to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court and said in June that his team is compiling a list of qualified Black women for the job. 

September 18, 2020

Vigil outside US Supreme Court building after death of RBG

Just hours after her death, a sizeable crowd of mourners gathered Friday outside the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. to pay tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

September 18, 2020

Biden says the next person elected president should choose Ginsburg’s replacement

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says the winner of November's presidential election should be the person to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday.

September 18, 2020

Murkowski, prior to Ginsburg passing, said she 'would not vote' to confirm a nominee to Supreme Court before election

Before Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview this week that she “would not vote” to confirm a nominee to the High Court ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

September 18, 2020

Brit Hume warns of 'brutal and divisive' confirmation battle over Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement

Senate Republicans should think long and hard about moving forward with confirming a replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the country deeply divided ahead of the November election, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Friday.

September 18, 2020

Top Judiciary Dem Feinstein: RBG successor should 'under no circumstances' be confirmed before inauguration

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein said that "under no circumstances" should the Senate confirm late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor before the January presidential inauguration.

September 18, 2020

5 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court rulings to know about

She became the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton after a career defined by fighting for women's rights, reproduction rights, gender equality and other progressive causes.

September 18, 2020

Markey threatens to pack Supreme Court, abolish filibuster if Trump fills seat

A leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate came out in support of "packing" the U.S. Supreme Court and eliminating the Senate filibuster if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell works to confirm a potential nominee to fill the seat left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.