Two women embrace in front of the Supreme Court building paying their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after she died, in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2020. - Progressive icon and doyenne of the US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has died at the age of 87 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the court announced on September 18, 2020. Ginsburg, affectionately known as the Notorious RBG, passed away "this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, DC," the court said in a statement.