Top Items:
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from cancer.
Discussion:
Breitbart, Washington Post, The Atlantic, NBC News, Redstate, Axios, Politico, The Nation, Common Dreams, Associated Press, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Week, USA Today, IJR, New York Times, Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Slate, The National Interest, PinkNews, bet.com, Outside the Beltway, Informed Comment, The Wrap, Entertainment Tonight, The Ringer, BuzzFeed News, Vox, New Republic, The Moderate Voice, Reason, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Gothamist, myfox8.com, CBS Pittsburgh, American Prospect, WORLD, Fox News, Snopes.com, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, KFOR-TV, The Hill, Little Green Footballs, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog, Variety, Rewire.News, NBC Bay Area, BuzzFeed News, The 19th, New York Post, Balloon Juice, WPRI-TV, Daily Kos, WGN-TV, Bloomberg, TheJournal.ie, OutKick, Blue Virginia, Axios, Vanity Fair, KSNT-TV, KRON4, Althouse and electionlawblog.org
RELATED:
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call — 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 14th Amendment's equal protection clause applied to women.
Barack Obama:
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.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Vox, NPR, New York Times, New York Post, The Guardian, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Slate, republicanleader.senate.gov, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, IJR, KXAN-TV, The Week, Redstate and The Wrap
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Coming Political Crisis — The annus horribilis of 2020 lurches on. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at age 87, while in harness as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. — She remained at her post for 21 years after being diagnosed with cancer.
Discussion:
Spectator USA, Chicago Sun-Times, Radio Iowa, Politico, New York Post, Slate, The Gateway Pundit, New Republic, Common Dreams and Associated Press
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
The winner of the Arizona Senate race could be seated in time for a vote on a Supreme Court pick. — If Mark Kelly, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Arizona, unseats Senator Martha McSally, a Republican who was appointed to her seat and began serving last year, he could be sworn in as early as Nov. 30 …
Discussion:
Jacobin, Arizona Republic, NBC News, Bulwark+, Big League Politics, Politico and TMI
Arizona Republic:
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Post, IJR and Vox
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Would Want America to Do Now — Ruth Bader Ginsburg was 87 years old when she passed away on Friday night. If you were keeping cosmic score, it was the Jewish New Year and a day for hope and new beginnings. — In a world that won't cast 50-year-old women in films …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Here Are the Ways to Stop Mitch and Trump From Replacing RBG — GREASY MEN — You know they're already plotting how to stack the court before Election Day. — First of all, before we get to the politics: Thank heaven for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She is truly one of the great 10 or 20 Americans of the last 40 years.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Waiting to Fill Ginsburg's Seat Could Be Trump's Key to Victory — If there's one Republican who could be convinced that filling the sudden Supreme Court vacancy is a bad idea, it's President Donald Trump. — There's no question that the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg …
Discussion:
Erick Erickson's Confessions …, NBC News, Bloomberg, Redstate, Fox News, Axios, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Dying Wish: DISSENT! — To honor RBG, we've got to fight with all our might to reclaim the Supreme Court—and that means packing it. — She should have died hereafter. — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away tonight at the age of 87. I would like to mourn her.
Discussion:
Just The News, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Reuters, Politico, KRON4 and New York Post
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death pours intensity on, could reshape Colorado's hotly contested Senate race — Republican Cory Gardner has not said if he thinks the Senate should pick Ginsburg's replacement before the November election, though national speculation over how he will handle the situation is already mounting
Discussion:
Washington Post, Politico and New York Times
ABC News:
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 …
Discussion:
Politico, New York Post, Althouse, Daily Kos, NBC News, Breitbart and Balloon Juice
Richard Hine / Unprecedented:
A Moment of Grief and Terror — “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg … “No. No. No.” Those words began trending on Twitter within minutes of the announcement. They're the words that alerted me to the news.
Discussion:
NBC News, Washington Post and Breitbart
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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.
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Power Line, Twitchy, Breitbart, Variety, Yahoo Entertainment, IndieWire, Labor 411, The Wrap, The American Conservative and Mediaite
New York Times:
Polls Have Shown Voters Prefer Biden to Pick Next Justice
Polls Have Shown Voters Prefer Biden to Pick Next Justice
Discussion:
Politico, Bloomberg, TheJournal.ie and KSNT-TV
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Glorious RBG I learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth.
The Glorious RBG I learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth.
Discussion:
ACLU
Washington Post:
Trump signals swift nomination to replace Ginsburg as tributes continue to pour in
Trump signals swift nomination to replace Ginsburg as tributes continue to pour in
Discussion:
Fox News, The Hill, The Colorado Sun, KNSD-TV, Boston Herald and The Week
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Obama on filling Ginsburg's seat: Apply rules with consistency
Obama on filling Ginsburg's seat: Apply rules with consistency
Discussion:
Politico, Breitbart, Reason, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Times and Toledo Blade
Axios:
Trump, McConnell to move fast to replace Ginsburg
Trump, McConnell to move fast to replace Ginsburg
Discussion:
New York Times, The Hill, Poynter, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, Townhall, Raw Story, Bangor Daily News, Daily Kos, The American Independent, BuzzFeed News and Twitchy
New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: In Minnesota, Biden Paints Trump as ‘Looking Down’ at the Middle Class
2020 Election Live Updates: In Minnesota, Biden Paints Trump as ‘Looking Down’ at the Middle Class
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
3 Big Ways RBG's Death Could Have An Immediate SCOTUS Impact
3 Big Ways RBG's Death Could Have An Immediate SCOTUS Impact
Discussion:
Japan Times and Politico
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Schumer: Senate must not fill Ginsburg vacancy ‘until we have a new president’
Schumer: Senate must not fill Ginsburg vacancy ‘until we have a new president’
Discussion:
KCRG-TV, MSNBC, Politico, myfox8.com, KFOR-TV, Taylor Marsh and NBC New York
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court's Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court's Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87
Discussion:
Vox, New Republic, CNN, Boston Herald, New Yorker, Washington Post, GZERO, The Atlantic, Fox News, Politico, Slate, WORLD, Talking Points Memo, The Mahablog and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kathleen Arberg / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release — Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded …
For Immediate Release — Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded …
Discussion:
Fox News, Bangor Daily News, Boston Herald, Washingtonian, PARADE Magazine, The Hill, The Root and Breitbart
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, powerhouse Supreme Court Justice, dies at 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, powerhouse Supreme Court Justice, dies at 87
Discussion:
FiveThirtyEight, Redstate and Washington Post
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
McConnell: Trump's Supreme Court nominee ‘will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate’
McConnell: Trump's Supreme Court nominee ‘will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate’
Discussion:
Townhall, The American Spectator, The Gateway Pundit, Vox, Reason, The Hill, Just The News, Daily Kos, Bloomberg and Mediaite
NBC News:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Discussion:
Fox News, Washington Post, New York Times, Politico, Breitbart, The Hill, Reuters, One America News Network and The Daily Beast
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump at Minnesota rally: Biden will turn state into a ‘refugee camp’
Trump at Minnesota rally: Biden will turn state into a ‘refugee camp’
Discussion:
Alpha News, MyNorthwest.com, 6abc, Breitbart, Star Tribune, New York Post, Fox News, Washington Times, Washington Post, Power Line, IJR, courthousenews.com, Newsy, Mediaite and CBS Philly
Politico:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Discussion:
NBC News, Politico, Washington Post, The Week, Kyodo News+, Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Beast and The Hill
CNN:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
Discussion:
Axios, The Week, NBC News, Mediaite, NPR, ImmigrationProf Blog, Reason, Mother Jones and Redstate
New York Times:
A Deal on Drug Prices Undone by White House Insistence on ‘Trump Cards’ — The White House and the pharmaceutical industry were nearing a major deal to lower drug prices. Then the administration demanded that $100 cash cards be sent to millions of seniors before the election — and the industry balked.
Discussion:
Axios, Raw Story, Mediaite and Mother Jones
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81 — He chronicled Stalin's tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev. — Stephen F. Cohen, an eminent historian whose books and commentaries on Russia examined the rise …