Justice Ginsburg's death is a political earthquake

The choice of her replacement on the US Supreme Court could impact in the most crucial way on some of the issues that are central to the current presidential campaign.

Published Mon, Sep 21, 2020 · 09:50 PM

United States

RUTH Bader Ginsburg - the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for women's rights, who died at the age of 87 on Sept 18 - has become a cultural icon for America's liberals and women who regarded her as an embodiment of the struggle for gender equality and against all forms of discrimination.

But the death of Justice Ginsburg after a long fight wi…