US supreme court justice and women’s rights champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (AP)

US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died aged 87 at her home in Washington.

A statement from the court said Ms Ginsburg died as a result of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.