| − | '''Ruth Bader Ginsburg''' (born March 15, 1933 – September 18th, 2020)<ref>Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 | + | '''Ruth Bader Ginsburg''' (born March 15, 1933 – September 18th, 2020)<ref name="Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87">[https://www.foxnews.com/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-at-87 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87]</ref> was a [[liberal]] Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1993 to replace [[Byron White]]. Prior to that, she had served as an appellate judge on the [[D.C. Circuit]], as a lead attorney for the [[ACLU]], and as a law professor. In the 1970s, before joining the Supreme Court, she sought the ratification of [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which failed. She was noted for wanting the law to treat women in an identical manner as men, and girls in an identical manner as boys. She had a record of supporting [[abortion]].<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Court/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg_Abortion.htm Ginsburg; OnTheIssues.org]</ref> |
| − | https://www.foxnews.com/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-at-87</ref> was a [[liberal]] Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1993 to replace [[Byron White]]. Prior to that, she had served as an appellate judge on the [[D.C. Circuit]], as a lead attorney for the [[ACLU]], and as a law professor. In the 1970s, before joining the Supreme Court, she sought the ratification of [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which failed. She was noted for wanting the law to treat women in an identical manner as men, and girls in an identical manner as boys. She had a record of supporting [[abortion]].<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Court/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg_Abortion.htm Ginsburg; OnTheIssues.org]</ref> | |
| − | Martin David Ginsburg, Justice Ginsberg's husband, died June 27, 2010, at their home in Washington, D.C., due to complications from [[Metastasis|Metastatic Cancer]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/27/husband-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-dies/?test=latestnews Fox News report on Martin Ginsburg's death]</ref> Despite her numerous health ailments, and calls for her to retire (especially during the Obama administration when the Democrats held the Senate), she has refused, saying her work helps her deal with the grief of losing her husband. In 2020, it was reported that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer again, which led some to wonder if she might retire soon.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/17/ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-been-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-recurrence-of-cancer/] ''Breitbart''. Retrieved July 17th, 2020.</ref> However, she died on September 18th, 2020 due to her failing health. | + | Martin David Ginsburg, Justice Ginsberg's husband, died June 27, 2010, at their home in Washington, D.C., due to complications from [[Metastasis|Metastatic Cancer]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/27/husband-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-dies/?test=latestnews Fox News report on Martin Ginsburg's death]</ref> Despite her numerous health ailments, and calls for her to retire (especially during the Obama administration when the Democrats held the Senate), she has refused, saying her work helps her deal with the grief of losing her husband. In 2020, it was reported that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer again, leaving some to wonder if she may retire soon.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/17/ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-been-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-recurrence-of-cancer/] ''Breitbart''. Retrieved July 17th, 2020.</ref> |