Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a judge of ‘historic stature’ and a champion of gender equality died on Friday, the Supreme court said. She passed away following a battle with metastatic cancer of the pancreas, in her Washington home, surrounded by close family members. She was 87.
“We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice,”Chief Justice John Roberts said.
Ginsburg is credited with leading the legal fight for women’s rights movement in the 1970s and was the second female justice in the history of the top court. Popularly known as ‘RGB’ or the ‘notorious RGB’, she had become both a feminist and a legal icon in the 80s. Her life has inspired a lot of books and movies too.
The outspoken associate justice also criticized President Trump for his actions and policies regularly and her death is set to cause a political turmoil over the selection of her successor with Trump seeking to appoint a conservative judge.
