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Ginsburg to Be Remembered With Statue in Her Native Brooklyn

   A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be
   built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced
   Saturday.

   Ginsburg died Friday of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer
   at age 87. A legal trailblazer and champion of women's rights, she
   became the high court's second female justice in 1993.

   Cuomo, a Democrat, said that he'll appoint a commission to choose an
   artist and oversee the selection of a location for the statue.

   In a statement, Cuomo said the statue will serve as a physical reminder
   of Ginsburg's "many contributions to the America we know today and as
   an inspiration for those who will continue to build on her immense body
   of work."

   Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn in 1933 and grew up in the borough's
   Flatbush neighborhood. She first gained fame as a litigator for the
   Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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