U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader “Notorious R.B.G.” Ginsberg U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 87, has died due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, according to an announcement by the court.
Justice Ginsberg has been a champion of civil rights during her tenure on the court, including LGBTQ equality. Her death leaves a giant hole on the court, which has already been tilted by Donald Trump’s appointments of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. “Today we have lost a giant of justice, a champion for equality and progress,” National LGBTQ Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey said of Ginsberg’s death. “Justice Ginsburg was an American hero and pioneer, a voice for so many marginalized people, leaving behind a