A longtime Republican senator from Arizona who played a key role in confirming a conservative justice to the U.S. Supreme Court has died at 84, his family announced. The former senator had previously disclosed a diagnosis of dementia last year and faced complications from a neurological disease. His confirmation efforts marked a significant moment in recent judicial appointments. The announcement highlights the passing of a figure with deep ties to Senate politics and conservative judicial appointments.
The Arizona senator shepherded the confirmation of conservative supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh Jon Kyl, a Republican former US senator from Arizona who shepherded conservative supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh through his confirmation hearing, died on Thursday at 84, his family announced.The cause was complications from a neurological disease, according to a statement. Last December, Kyl announced that he had been diagnosed with dementia. Continue reading...
