FILE PHOTO: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during the lunch session of "The Women's Conference 2010" in Long Beach, California, Oct 26, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
The second female justice on the U.S. highest court, Ginsburg, 87, was a legal pioneer advocating for gender equality.
Ginsburg's death marked the loss of a liberal justice on the court. The vacancy she left would enable President Donald Trump to tap a replacement -- the third Supreme Court justice nominee during his presidency -- that may swing the bench further to the conservative side.
