Faizel Patel – 19/09/2020
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women’s rights and the court’s leading liberal voice, has died at the age of 87.
The Supreme Court says Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreas cancer at her home in Washington, DC, surrounded by her family.
Al Jazeera report that flags outside the White House and Supreme Court in the US capital were lowered to half-staff yesterday evening after Ginsburg’s death was announced.
Hundreds of people also gathered outside the Supreme Court to mourn her passing and tributes poured in from politicians, celebrities, athletes and many others, who hailed Ginsburg as a liberal icon who paved the way for women
Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by then US president Bill Clinton – becoming only the second woman ever to serve on the court.
In recent years, Ginsburg became a popular culture icon known as the “Notorious RBG”.
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