Flags to fly at half mast in Kansas to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted: Sep 18, 2020 / 08:45 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 18, 2020 / 09:36 PM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures to students before she speaks at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. in 2019. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Gov. Laura Kelly has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half mast Friday Sept. 18 to honor justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fight against cancer.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent her life serving our country with passion and integrity,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “She was an agent for change, an advocate for the voiceless, and her legacy will live on in decisions that made America more equitable for all of us.”

I’m incredibly saddened by this news. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent her life serving our country with passion and integrity. She was an agent for change, an advocate for the voiceless, and her legacy will live on in decisions that made America more equitable for all of us. https://t.co/8xceOr1q76
— Governor Laura Kelly (@GovLauraKelly) September 19, 2020