Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, remembered as 'independent thinker' who often disappointed conservatives

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "For example, if America thinks that women should still have the ability to terminate pregnancy, the law should reflect that.
46% : "In a way, O'Connor's legacy is that she became for conservatives an example or a warning sign of what happens if you don't nominate a movement conservative," said Urman, director of the law and public policy minor at Northeastern, who teaches courses on the Supreme Court.
41% : But perhaps most frustrating to critics, O'Connor was not driven by a grand, overarching conservative legal theory but rather the idea that the law should reflect -- not necessarily lead -- society.

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