Ginsburg’s Death Leaves LGBTQ Rights on Supreme Court Vulnerable to Religious Claims

The confirmation battle over Judge Amy Coney Barrett has reignited calls to expand the U.S. Supreme Court should Democrats capture the White House and Senate in the November election — even though Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a strong opponent to the practice.  The Supreme Court has had nine justices for more than 150 years, but the Constitution does not require nine.

John Oliver kicked off his main segment of Sunday's Last Week Tonight by addressing the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 and President Trump's pick to replace her on the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.

Amy Coney Barrett is said to be “hostile” to LGBTQ rights

The people mourning the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps of the Supreme Court made sure that Donald Trump knew how they felt about him when he showed up to pay his respects.

President Donald Trump‘s visit to the Supreme Court, where the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in repose following her September 19 death, was cut short when he was confronted by angry protesters. Trump, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, was met with a chorus of boos from Justice Ginsburg’s mourners during their brief visit, and a crowd chanting “vote him out” as he stood silently.

former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were on the steps of the Supreme Court on Wednesday to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is currently in repose at the government building in Washington, D.C. until Thursday.Both dressed in dark suits, the Clintons participated in a moment of silence along with thousands that showed up to mourn Ginsburg, who died last Friday after complications with metastatic cancer.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in repose Wednesday and Thursday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where Americans can pay their respects to a woman who spent her career fighting for equality and justice.

Washington, DC, honors a giant today as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is laid in repose at the Supreme Court. Ginsburg died at the age of 87 on September 18 after a battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer, and her loss is incalculable. As the nation continues to mourn this late feminist stalwart, the public were given a chance to say goodbye over two days at the place where she went to work every day, vowing to protect women’s rights, for 27 years.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsPrior to the 2016 election, Republicans urged White House officials to hold off on picking a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia until after the presidential election. More than four years later and the GOP wavers on their stance as the scramble to fill the vacant seat left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg begins.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday, the court announced. The late justice will also lie in state in Statuary Hall in the U.S.

The 2020 Emmys took some brief moments throughout the virtual awards show to honor late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday. The 72nd Emmy Awards took place Sept.

Harvard Law Review, the second woman appointed to the highest court in the United States, advocating for gender equality through landmark cases such as and , advocating for same-sex marriage in , and for opposing Texas' strict abortion laws in the 2016 case . Before images of late actors , , Jerry Stiller, Regis Philbin, John Witherspoon, Diana Figg, and Diahann Carroll moved across the screen during the in memoriam segment, Jimmy Kimmel honored Justice Ginsburg.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsKate McKinnon reflected on the significance and inspiring power of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon has been portraying Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as one gutsy, tough and funny cookie since 2015. Sadly, a running joke was the lengths that the 87-year-old jurist needed to go to so she could stay alive and healthy enough to make it through Donald Trump‘s presidency.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsOpera houses across the United States are mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice and opera lover Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Ginsburg, who died on Friday at 87 years old, adored the opera scene after her aunt took her to a high school performance of La Gioconda, she said in a Sirus XM interview.

said in 2016 to “use my words against me” if he were to advocate the nomination of a Supreme Court justice in any President’s final year of their term, feels very differently in 2020.Following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, Graham retweeted President Trump’s comment that the GOP has an “obligation, without delay” to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court, adding that, “I fully understand where President @realDonaldTrump is coming from.”In 2016, Graham used the election year as

Iconic Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away Friday at age 87, and the actress who portrayed her on film is paying tribute.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg born Joan Ruth Bader has passed away from pancreatic cancer at 87 years old. The associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was a leader, hero, and crusader for women‘s rights.

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