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Biden: "The voters should pick the president, and the president should pick the justice"
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18 in New Castle, Delaware. Carolyn Kaster/APIn the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said whoever is elected president in November should pick the nominee to fill her seat.
"There is no doubt — let me be clear — that the voters should pick the president, and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider," Biden said.
Earlier tonight, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Trump's nominee to fill her seat "will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
Biden says Ginsburg "practiced the highest American ideals as a justice; equality and justice under the law"
PoolDemocratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg "not only a giant in the legal profession, but a beloved figure" following her death tonight.
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Justice Ginsburg's former law clerk describes what it was like working with her: "She was my idol"
Amanda Tyler, former law clerk for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said the late Supreme Court justice was her idol and made everyone do "their best work."
“She was meticulous. She had the highest standards. I like to analogize working for her with being on a sports team, with someone like Michael Jordan. She was so great, that she made everyone do their best work, and be at their best,” Tyler continued.
According to CNN's Ariane De Vogue, Ginsburg was working on a book with Tyler at the time of her death. It was based on her life on gender equality.
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Mourners are holding a candlelight vigil outside of the Supreme Court
From CNN's David Williams
Kalina NewmanKalina Newman said she was having dinner with her boyfriend in Alexandria, Virginia, when she got the news that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died. She rushed to the Supreme Court when she heard.
“I immediate got my meal packed up, and we went to the grocery store to pick up flowers,” Newman told CNN.
People had already put out signs and candles when they got there.
“As soon as I saw the candles and felt how peaceful it was, I began to cry,” she said.
Newman is the Eastern Regional Communications Coordinator for the AFL-CIO.
“As a young woman with a passion for progressive politics, she taught me to never take no for an answer,” she said when asked what Ginsburg meant to her.
Kalina NewmanTrump says Ginsburg "was an amazing woman who led an amazing life"
From CNN's NikkI Carvajal
President Donald Trump reacts to the news of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the tarmac of Bemidji Regional Airport after addressing supporters during a "Great American Comeback" rally at in Bemidji, Minnesota, on September 18. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Trump appeared to hear the news about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing from reporters.
"Just now?" he responded, when asked about her death.
After his comments, Trump walked up the stairs to board Air Force One. Trump had been holding a rally in Minnesota when news of Ginsburg's death broke.
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Ginsburg's high school: Her legacy will live on in our hallways
From CNN's Alisha Ebrahimji
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s high school, James Madison High School in Brooklyn, just posted about the late Supreme Court justice.
“We are saddened to hear of the passing of JMHS alum Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her advocacy and dedication to civil liberties, and her tremendous legacy, will live on in the hallways of Madison through our Law Institute," the school wrote.
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At least 4 GOP senators have said they will oppose a vote for a new justice before the election
From CNN's Jamie Gangel, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox
Susan Collins wears a mask while participating in a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12 in Washington. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesHere is a list of four Republicans senators who have said they will oppose a vote before the election:
Connecticut governor orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Ginsburg
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at the 19th annual 9/11 Memorial ceremony at Sherwood Island State Park Thursday, September 9, in Westport, Connecticut. Brad Harrigan/Hartford Courant/APConnecticut Gov. Ned Lamont directed US and state flags across to be lowered to half-staff “immediately and remain at half-staff until sunset on the date of interment, which has not yet been determined," he said in a statement following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Elsewhere around the northeast: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called Ginsburg “an inspiration to countless young women and girls across our nation, and around the globe.”
“We have been made a better nation, and a better people, through her reasoned approach and sharp-minded opinions,” Murphy said.
Ginsburg planned to retire under Hillary Clinton as first woman president
From CNN's Josiah Ryan
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, listens as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/APSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg planned to retire under Hillary Clinton if she was elected president, NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg said this evening.
"Fate dealt her... the cards not that way and she just soldiered on," Totenberg added.
Totenberg went on to report that Ginsberg had expressed that wish in a dictated statement her granddaughter, Clara Spera, just days before her death.
"My most fervent wish is, that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," Ginsburg said in the statement, according to Totenberg.
"She knew what was to come, that her death will have profound consequences for the court and the country," said Totenberg, speaking with CNN's anchor Anderson Cooper this evening.
