11 NPR Stories On The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday. She was 87. The U.S. Supreme Court announced the cause of death was due to complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and served more than 27 years.

"Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement. "We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her - a tireless and resolute champion of justice."

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has deep political and cultural implications. Read below for a collection of the most recent NPR stories:

• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion of Gender Equality, Dies at 87

• A Five-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With a Phone Call

• In RBG's Own Words: Listen to 5 NPR Interviews With The Liberal Icon

• McConnell: Trump's Nominee to Replace Ginsburg Will Receive A Vote in the Senate

• In a Tribute to Justice Ginsburg, Obama Calls on Senate To Delay Naming a Successor

• 'Titan of the Law': Trump Reacts to Ginsburg's Death

• Justice Ginsburg's Death Sets Up Political Battle in the Senate

• Ginsburg's Death Is A Major Cultural Moment That's About to Upend Politics Again

• Biden: Senate Shouldn't Take Up Supreme Court Vacancy Until After The Election

• Trump's Nominee To Succeed Ginsburg Would Cap A GOP Judicial Wave

• Trump Has Detailed His Supreme Court List. Will Biden Release One?