Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at the age of 87.

Ginsburg died in her home in Washington DC due to complications with metastatic pancreas cancer, according to a release from the Supreme Court. 

She was the second woman appointed to the Court and served more than 27 years. She is survived by her two children: Jane Carol Ginsburg and James Steven Ginsburg, four grandchildren: Paul Spera, Clara Spera, Miranda Ginsburg, Abigail Ginsburg, two step-grandchildren: Harjinder Bedi, Satinder Bedi, and one great-grandchild: Lucrezia Spera, according to the release.

Ginsburg was a member of the court’s liberal wing.

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