US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Dies Of Pancreatic Cancer At 87 - Statement
Faizan Hashmi Published September 19, 2020 | 04:50 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th September, 2020) US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of cancer at the age of 87 at her home in the US Capital, the court said in a statement.
"Ginsburg died... due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer," the release said on Friday.
The liberal-leaning justice's death opens a vacancy on the 9-seat high court, which already has 5 conservatives.
Ginsburg was appointed to the court in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton.
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