A Five-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call  —  Audio will be available later today.  —  In 1971, newly assigned to cover the Supreme Court, I was reading a brief in what would ultimately be the landmark case of Reed v. Reed.  It argued that the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause applied to women.

My Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg  —  Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk.  She'd studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations.  But because she was a woman, she was rejected.

Donald Trump to put forth nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in coming days: Sources  —  The shortlist includes at least one woman, sources said.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images  —  President Donald Trump is expected …

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87  —  “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement.  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday of “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” the Supreme Court announced.

Mark Kelly could be sworn into the U.S. Senate early if he wins race, experts say  —  If Mark Kelly defeats incumbent Sen. Martha McSally in Arizona's high-stakes U.S. Senate race, he may not have to wait long to start work in Washington, D.C.  —  Two Republican and Democratic election attorneys agree …

Trump, Clinton and Obama respond to Ginsburg's death as political fight looms  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who refused to consider former president Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee in the months leading up to the 2016 election, vowed Friday to hold a vote …

Trump, McConnell to move fast to replace Ginsburg  —  President Trump will move within days to nominate his third Supreme Court justice in just three-plus short years — and shape the court for literally decades to come, top Republican sources tell Axios.  —  Driving the news …

3 Big Ways RBG's Death Could Have An Immediate SCOTUS Impact  —  Even before it's determined whether President Trump will get to fill the seat left vacant by the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, her absence could have a big impact on disputes already before or likely headed to the Supreme Court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court's Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87  —  The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg's pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom.  —  Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court …

The Glorious RBG I learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth.  —  Ruth Bader Ginsburg used to instruct her clerks to get it right and keep it tight, so I'll try to do the same.  Only someone so stubborn and single-minded, someone so in love with the work …

Schumer: Senate must not fill Ginsburg vacancy ‘until we have a new president’  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday night that the Senate should not fill the vacancy left by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death “until we have a new president.”

McConnell: Trump's Supreme Court nominee ‘will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate’  —  Ginsburg, 87, died Friday from complications surrounding metastatic pancreas cancer  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said unequivocally Friday night that President Trump's …