Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who blazed trails as the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, has died, the court announced. Nominated to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, O’Connor became known as a moderate conservative and often the swing vote on hot-button social issues until she stepped down in 2006. O’Connor, 93, died due to “complications related to advanced dementia,” the court said. #CNN #news #scotus #sandradayoconnor