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News Alert Sept. 18, 7:46 p.m. EDT Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87. The Supreme Court justice was a legal pioneer for gender equality. She rose to the top of her class at Columbia Law School in the 1950s, helped battle gender discrimination as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and, in 1993, became the second woman on the high court. Her fierce opinions as a justice made her a hero to the left. On the court, she became an iconic figure to a new wave of young feminists, and her regal image as the “Notorious RBG” graced T-shirts and coffee mugs. She also was the subject of a popular film documentary, “RBG," in 2018. Read more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• New York Times BREAKING NEWS Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. The second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she had powerful opinions that made her a cultural icon. She was 87. Friday, September 18, 2020 8:12 PM EST The cause was “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” the Supreme Court announced. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement. “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.” Read the latest