Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
- Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the role, has passed away at 93 due to advanced dementia and respiratory illness.
- O'Connor's impact on the law was significant. She was known as an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and played a crucial role in influential Supreme Court cases, including the affirmation of women's right to abortion in 1992 .
- O'Connor's retirement in 2006 allowed for the appointment of Justice Samuel Alito, who further shifted the court to the right on issues like abortion and campaign finance .
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Sandra Day O’Connor, first female Supreme Court Justice, dies at 93
Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as a Supreme Court justice by Chief Justice Warren Burger as her husband John O’Connor watches on Sept. 25, 1981. (National Archives and Records Administration via Wikimedia Commons) Sandra Day O’Connor, the trailblazing legal luminary who shattered the glass ceiling as the first female Supreme Court justice, died on … Continued
Sandra Day O'Connor, first female US Supreme Court justice, dies at 93
Pheonix [US], December 3 (ANI): The first woman to serve as an officer of justice at the United States Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor, died at the age of 93 in Phoenix on Friday, The New York Times reported. Citing the US Supreme Court announcement of her death, the NYT reported that O’Connor was battling […]
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Dec. 1. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a news release. Chief Justice John Roberts mourned her death. “A daughter of the Ameri…
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