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Protests against the president in peru but opposition lawmakers failed to win enough votes to impeach him for moral incapacity. Hello everyone u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87 she had been battling pancreatic cancer ginsburg a pioneer and champion of womens rights she was the leader of the courts liberal wing she served there for 27 years and was actually only the 2nd woman appointed to americas high as they go body and so people have gathered outside the Supreme Court in washington to mark the passing while both President Trump and democratic nominee joe biden have made statements expressing this sadness however her death does give President Trump a chance to expand the Supreme Courts conservative majority remember the president ial vote just over 6 weeks away. But its also been revealed ginsburg dictated i should say a statement to her granddaughter before her death and she said my most fervent wish is that i will not be replaced until a new p
Lists also weve heard from the chief justice of the Supreme Court john roberts he had this tribute nation has lost a justice of historic stature we the Supreme Court of last a cherished colleague today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her tireless and resolute champion of justice alan fischer is outside the court in washington. With her passing that of course challenges the democratic minority and they could become an even bigger minority it could be a 63. 00 split on the one person Supreme Court here in the u. S. They started to gather just after news of her death brought you can see that there are no hundreds of people here on the steps of the Supreme Court where the very small Ruth Bader Ginsburg loom very large over proceedings here in fact the road in front of the Supreme Court has no being closed the flags flying at half staff people have been lighting candles and quietly talking well heres john markham now senior l
Makers of voted not to outsmart its caught up in an impeachment trial. The breaking news out of the United States this hour is that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has died from complications with pancreatic cancer the 87 year old was a pioneer in the champion of womens rights and the leader of the courts liberal wing she served there for 27 years and was only the 2nd woman appointed to americas highest the body people have gathered outside the Supreme Court to mark her passing late friday evening in the u. S. Both President Trump and democratic nominee joe biden have also made statements expressing their us politically that her death gives President Trump a chance to expand the Supreme Courts conservative majority with the president ial vote just over 6 weeks away but its also been revealed that ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter a few days before her death saying quote my most fervent wish is that i will not be replaced until a new president is installed mor
Conservative majority. A democratic president ial contender joe biden says whoevers elected in november should be the one picking a nominee and another news protests against the president in peru but opposition lawmakers fail to win off votes to impeach him for moral incapacity. We begin with news out of the United States where Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has died from complications with pancreatic cancer the 87 year old was a pioneer and a champion of womens rights and was the leader of the courts liberal wing she served there for 27 years and was only the 2nd woman appointed to americas highs the body people have gathered outside the Supreme Court to mark her passing but President Trump and democratic nominee joe biden have made statements as well expressing their sadness but her death does give president try. The chance to expand the Supreme Courts conservative majority even with the president ial vote just 6 weeks away it has been revealed that ginsburg herself dictat