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The first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court just released a letter addressed to the American people detailing her possible Alzheimer’s diagnosis and regretfully declaring that she can no longer continue her civic duties.
As a former associate justice, O’Connor was technically available to sit by designation on appellate panels — something she has done in the past — and has helmed iCivics, a program to teach government to middle and high school students.
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As Justice O’Connor writes, “As a young cowgirl from the Arizona desert, I never could have imagined that one day I would become the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.” Our hearts go out to the trailblazing jurist.
Here’s the full letter:
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