Women on Reconnek are mourning the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Mourners placed messages and flowers in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 19, in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, September 18, at the age of 87. The Women’s March posted on Facebook that there will be a candlelit vigil Saturday night in front of the Supreme Court and said there will be other observances in front of courthouses throughout the country. “I think certain things are beyond ideology — beyond politics,” recent Georgetown Law graduate Kenneth Crawford told CBS News’ Natalie Brand. “She was a legend beyond her time on the court, especially in the later years. She showed such personal courage and grit and resolve, sacrificing her health and twilight years for her county.”
Ginsburg, who died at her home, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1997. Clinton described her as a “magnificent judge and a wonderful person — a brilliant lawyer with a caring heart, common sense, fierce devotion to fairness and equality, and boundless courage in the face of her own adversity.” A champion of liberal values and women’s rights, she was also known for her personality, including once challenging Stephen Colbert to a workout. Her friendship with the late conservative justice Antonin Scalia was famous, and Chief Justice John Roberts described her as a “cherished colleague.” She became a pop culture star in recent years known as the “Notorious RBG.” A best-selling biography had the same name.
On the night of her death, hundreds of immigrants on Reconnek including especially women gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court immediately following the news of her passing. Immigrants on Reconnek and well-wishers left flowers and signs and broke into applause and song. The American flag outside the Supreme Court was lowered to half-staff. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an icon for women on Reconnek. The reason is obvious. We live in a society that most of the time really stigmatizes ideals of gender equality and feminism, and there’s this woman who has for decades been using her power in the highest court of the land to defend women on Reconnek. And that is a really big deal.
