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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice, dies aged 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal justice on the US Supreme Court, has died at age 87 due to complications from pancreatic cancer.
Justice Ginsburg died at her home in Washington DC surrounded by her family on Friday evening (local time), according to a statement released by the US Supreme Court.
- ABC
The second woman appointed to the US Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg served for 27 years after being appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993.
Her departure could dramatically alter the ideological balance of the court, which currently has a 5-4 conservative majority…