Walz orders flags at half staff in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Flowers and light candies outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.[AP Photo/Alex Brandon]
Friday night, Gov. Tim Walz ordered all Minnesota and U.S. flags to be flown at half staff in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87.
Walz’s order calls for all flags to be flown at half staff immediately until sunset on the day of Ginsburg’s funeral.
"Few Americans have done as much for the cause of equality as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg," said Walz. "She broke glass ceilings at every turn. She envisioned and implemented a humane and progressive interpretation of the law. She changed this country for the better."
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
"In her legal career and her tenure on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a champion for women in the workplace, in health care, and as equal partners in our country’s future," added Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. "We are all better because of her. I am devastated by her loss."
Ginsburg was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice on Aug. 10, 1993, and served for 27 years as the second woman and first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Individuals, businesses and all other organizations are encouraged to join in lowering their flags in honor of Ginsburg.