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Ginsburg to be memorialized with statue in hometown Brooklyn

Saturday, September 19, 2020
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NEW YORK -- A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday.

Ginsburg died Friday of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. A legal trailblazer and champion of women's rights, she became the high court's second female justice in 1993.
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Cuomo, a Democrat, said that he'll appoint a commission to choose an artist and oversee the selection of a location for the statue.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A life in pictures
Vice-President Al Gore is sworn in Monday, Jan. 20, 1997, in Washington by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with his wife Tipper Gore looking on.AP
Chief Justice William Rehnquist walks with the Supreme Court's newest member Ruth Bader Ginsburg down the steps of the court in Washington on Friday, Oct. 1, 1993.AP
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg holds up a photo of her granddaughter Clara and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as President Bill Clinton looks on Monday, June 14, 1993AP
FILE - In this July 20, 1993, file photo, then-Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks to Supreme Court nominee Judge Ruth BaderAP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at The University of Toledo's Doermann Theatre in Toledo, Ohio, Monday, March 13, 2006.AP
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, shares laugh with her husband Martin as they listen to Justice Stephen Breyer speak at Columbia Law School Friday, Sept. 12, 2003.AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer, right play themselves in the Washington Opera's production of Die Fledermaus Sept. 6, 2003.AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg waits for her turn to speak at dedication ceremonies for the Center for Law and Justice building on the campus of Rutgers Sept. 9, 1999.AP
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, talks with filmmaker David Grubin about his PBS series "The Jewish Americans"Jan. 10, 2008AP
Supreme Court associate justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left and Clarence Thomas arrive at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama , Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg addresses an audience at the Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Friday, Jan. 26, 2007.AP
Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for President Barack Obama address to a joint session of Congress Feb. 24, 2009.AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, poses with Chilean opera soprano Veronica Villarroel at the White House Project Gala in Washington Thursday, June 8, 2006.AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks to law students at Ohio State University to reflect on her years with the Supreme Court Friday, April 10, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio.AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about the humorous side of life on the Supreme Court Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in Princeton, N.J.AP
In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for a group portrait at the Supreme Court BuildingAP
U.S. Supreme Court group photo Dec. 3, 1993.AP
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks with Sen. John McCain at the luncheon in honor of President Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20, 2009.AP
Soprano Lani Strait, right, reacts as she receives a hug from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after performed the aria, "Ain't it a Pretty Night" Sept. 11, 2017, in ChicagoAP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes the oath to defend the Constitution from Chief Justice William Rehnquist, right, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1993.AP
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her Supreme Court chambers in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2014.AP
President Barack Obama greets Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before giving his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Jan. 28, 2014.AP
In this Sept. 26, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves the stage after speaking to first-year students at Georgetown Law in Washington.AP
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks about her work and gender equality following a ceremony where she received a SUNY Honorary Degree from the University at Buffalo Aug. 26, 2019AP
In this Aug. 19, 2016, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is introduced during the keynote address for the State Bar of New Mexico's Annual Meeting in PojoaqueAP
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits with Vice President Joe Biden, right, and Sen. Arlen Specter at an event honoring Jewish American Heritage Month May 27, 2010.AP
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg waves to the audience after speaking at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019.AP
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is photographed in her chambers in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.AP
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Nov. 30, 2018.AP


In a statement, Cuomo said the statue will serve as a physical reminder of Ginsburg's "many contributions to the America we know today and as an inspiration for those who will continue to build on her immense body of work."

Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn in 1933 and grew up in the borough's Flatbush neighborhood. She first gained fame as a litigator for the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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The governor said that Ginsburg "selflessly pursued truth and justice in a world of division, giving voice to the voiceless and uplifting those who were pushed aside by forces of hate and indifference."



"Ruth Bader Ginsburg does not need a seat on the Supreme Court to earn her place in the American history books," then-President Bill Clinton said when he announced her appointment. "She has already done that."

PHOTOS: Tributes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A couple pauses outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP
A couple pauses outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP
Flowers and light candies outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP
A man kneels in front of a memorial of candles and flowers outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP
People gather at the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP
A board showing virtual fans includes a cutout of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during an NBA playoff basketball game on Sept.18, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.AP
People gather at the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP
People gather under a mural of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U Street neighborhood in Washington, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020.AP
The flag flies at half-staff at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington.AP
People gather at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington.AP
People gather at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington.AP
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