Ruth Bader Ginsburg Recalled as Trailblazing Advocate for Women

Tributes flooded in after the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"QGVOOXT1UM10","_id":"00000174-a7e2-deb2-a3fd-ffea5b580000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">death Friday of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 87-year-old Supreme Court justice, liberal icon and pop-culture phenomenon, after a long battle with cancer.

Mourners gather during a vigil for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18.

Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

Here’s a selection of the responses:

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts: “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. 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.”

The court on Saturday released statements from all the current justices, from ideological ...