The highest number of coronavirus deaths in 4 months in the u. K. Also warns of curves. And we begin with breaking news from the United States where a Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has died of complications from pancreatic cancer the 87 year old had been a champion of womens rights and the leader of the courts liberal wing her death gives President Trumpet chance to dramatically expand the courts conservative majority at a time when america is deeply divided and the president ial vote is just over 6 weeks away heidi jocasta begins our coverage with a look back at Ruth Bader Ginsburgs life and legacy. Physically Ruth Bader Ginsburg was diminutive but she loomed large on the u. S. Supreme Court Ginsburg was a blunt talking liberal who often challenge her conservative colleagues on the bench warrant to jewish immigrants in Brooklyn New York in 1933 ginsburg was a brilliant student she was one of only 9 women to enroll in Harvard University law school in 1956 later transferring
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
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
This philosophy that some historians have called right related liberalism. The idea that liberalism was primarily devoted to the protection of individual rights. As a result, the Supreme Court became an important mechanism for this. One problem, which is that if you are going to govern, you have to be able to appoint Supreme Court justices. This becomes an increasingly fraught prospect for liberals. So the backdrop. Lbj. After 1964 with the Civil Rights Act, 1965 with the Voting Rights act, he has a sense that the Supreme Court will be significant. Unlike with kennedy, there are no openings on the court. Johnson essentially creates one. The first one comes in 1965. It is a custom which dates back to the wilson administration. There was one jewish member on the court. The jewish member on the court in the early 1960s was arthur goldberg. He had been appointed by jfk. Johnson however wants to appoint this man, his longtime lawyer and fairly close personal friend and advisor, abe fortas.
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