Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has died

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Breaking news. A true trailblazer.

Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93

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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93

From the early 1990s until her retirement in 2006, she was the indisputable swing justice.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court’s center for more than a generation, died Friday, the court said in a statement.

Her cause of death was complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She was 93.

Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement that O'Connor "blazed an historic trail as our nation's first female justice."

He said the justices "mourn the loss of a beloved colleague, a fiercely independent defender of the rule of law, and an eloquent advocate for civics education."...