Westborough Residents Publicly Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

WESTBOROUGH, MA — Residents in Westborough joined the thousands of Americans who took the weekend to mourn the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg, a liberal firebrand who became a legal and feminist icon, died of complications of metastatic pancreas cancer at her home in Washington, D.C. She was 87 years old.

Several Westborough residents paid tribute to Ginsburg alongside some Westborough police officers on Sunday. The group honored Ginsburg's memory by standing outside the Westborough police station with signs.

Some signs read "Thank you RGB," or "Honor with Action," or simply "RGB." The group donned face masks and held candles for their make-shift vigil.

The Westborough Police Department published a shoutout to the group on Facebook that read, "It was wonderful to discover these Westborough residents honoring the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She would be SO proud!"

Ginsburg showed her grit through four bouts of cancer. Even the briefest hints of her health caused panic among America's liberals and progressives, who viewed her as a wedge between the repeal of abortion rights and protections for women, a sharply conservative court and even the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution.

Her death has already ramped up campaigning over the makeup of the court in advance of the Nov. 3 election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – who blocked consideration of former President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016 – said in a statement Friday that he will allow the chamber to vote on a Trump nominee.

Alex Newman contributed to this story.