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Vigils for Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg

VIGILS took place at courthouses across the United States today as people paid tribute to Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died from cancer on Friday at the age of 87.

Ms Ginsburg was seen by many as a progressive voice in the Supreme Court. She was only the second woman to serve and was one of just four liberals on the nine-seat bench.

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the gates of the Supreme Court building on Saturday with a section of the crowd breaking into a rendition of Amazing Grace. They also recited the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.

Samia Assed, who organised a commemoration in Albuquerque said: “I think that I can speak for most women that we are devastated by her passing. We know we lost a champion.”

The Supreme Court justices said that they had lost “a woman of valour, a rock of righteousness.”

Her death has led to accusations of political manoeuvring by President Donald Trump, who described Ms Ginsburg as “an amazing woman.” He insisted that she should be replaced “without delay.”

But his Democrat rival Joe Biden warned against attempting to elevate a Republican judge to the court, saying any decision should be delayed until after November’s presidential election.

 

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