U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died today. She was 87. https://19thnews.org/2020/09/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-at-87/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=u.s._supreme_court_justic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
2/ "Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature," Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement.
"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."
"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."
3/ "People ask me sometimes, when — when do you think it will be enough?" Ginsburg told PBS in a 2015 interview. "When will there be enough women on the court? And my answer is when there are nine." https://bit.ly/32HxkDu
4/ "She held on as long as she could because she knew the potential impact for women's rights, for LGBTQ rights, for voting rights, for social justice," said Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood. https://bit.ly/32HxkDu
5/ "Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me. There will never be another like her. Thank you RBG," former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wrote on Twitter. https://bit.ly/32HxkDu
6/6 Days before her death, Ginsburg reportedly dictated a statement to her granddaughter: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." https://bit.ly/32HxkDu