A look back at the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sep 19, 2020

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Washington Post via Getty Images

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A 2-year-old RBG in 1935. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Ginsburg and her husband Martin, circa 1953. Courtesy of Justice Ginsburg’s personal collection

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The Ginsburgs on a family vacation in St. Thomas in 1979. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

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RBG, circa 1970s-1980s Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Then-SCOTUS nominee Ginsburg holds a book written by her grandson on July 20, 1993. AFP via Getty Images

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From left: Then-President Bill Clinton, RBG, her husband Martin and Chief Justice William Rehnquist at her swearing in on Aug. 10, 1993. AP

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Justice Antonin Scalia and Ginsburg ride an elephant in India in 1994. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Ginsburg attends the funeral services for former Chief Justice William Rehnquist on Sept. 7, 2005, with her Supreme Court colleagues. Getty Images

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Ginsburg hugs then-President Barack Obama before his 2014 State of the Union address. EPA

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Ginsburg shows off the collars (jabots) she wears with her SCOTUS robes in 2016. REUTERS

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A clip from the 2018 “RBG” documentary. Magnolia Pictures

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Ginsburg, second from right in front row, with her SCOTUS colleagues in 2018. AFP via Getty Images

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Mourners gather outside the Supreme Court in DC after Ginsburg died from pancreatic cancer on Friday. EPA

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