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6 days ago · Sandra Day O’Connor, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her pragmatism and for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions.
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy
Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor considered iCivics – a civics education nonprofit founded after she retired from the court – to be her “most important legacy.” “The practice of democracy ...
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I don't need to be a Supreme Court justice. But Arizona needs the system that got me here
It is one of our state’s crown jewels, producing judges of great integrity...ideological agenda. They claim the abortion decision reflected the court majority’s policy preferences rather than ...
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Nov 9, 2009 · Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-2023) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006, and was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate...
Dec 1, 2023 · By Linda Greenhouse. Dec. 1, 2023. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the United States Supreme Court, a rancher’s daughter who wielded great power over American law from her seat at the...
Dec 1, 2023 · Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the court, died Friday in Phoenix, Ariz., of complications related to advanced dementia, probably...
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Dec 1, 2023 · Women’s History. Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Republican, she was considered a moderate conservative and served for 24 years. By...
Dec 1, 2023 · CNN — Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who blazed trails as the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, has died, the court announced Friday morning. O’Connor, 93, died due to...