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Three Africans among the seven female judges fighting for equality around the world in the footsteps of Justice Ginsburg

Three Africans among the seven female judges fighting for equality around the world in the footsteps of Justice Ginsburg

ANASTASIA MOLONEY, KIM HARRISBERG, ROLI SRIVASTAVA, NITA BHALLA AND RINA CHANDRAN THE late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a champion of women's rights and prevailed over systemic sexism in the legal ranks to become one of America's best-known jurists. Ginsburg cast key votes in landmark rulings securing gender equality, expanding gay rights and safeguarding abortion rights. Across the world, other women trailblazers from Ethiopia and India to Kenya and Colombia have achieved similar victories in their home countries, pioneering changes in laws and setting legal precedent from the highest court benches. LEONA THERON, SOUTH AFRICA Theron is…
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How RBG’s death could shift the Supreme Court – and American life – rightward

How RBG’s death could shift the Supreme Court – and American life – rightward

LAWRENCE HURLEY  THE death of liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has huge implications for the future of law and life in the United States, giving Republican President Donald Trump the chance to cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the court. Here are several ways in which a rightward tilt would be felt if Trump gets to pick Ginsburg's successor: ABORTION AND OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES Ever since the Supreme Court legalized abortion in its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, conservative activists have sought to overturn the decision and always fallen just short. If Trump replaces Ginsburg with a…
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at age 87 from pancreatic cancer

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at age 87 from pancreatic cancer

LAWRENCE HURLEY and ANDREW CHUNG  JUSTICE Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993, has died at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming. Ginsburg, a champion of women's rights who became an icon for American liberals, died at her home in Washington of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said in a statement. She was surrounded by her family, the court said. Her departure could dramatically alter…
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