Lists also weve heard from the chief justice of the Supreme Court john roberts he had this tribute nation has lost a justice of historic stature we the Supreme Court of last a cherished colleague today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her tireless and resolute champion of justice alan fischer is outside the court in washington. With her passing that of course challenges the democratic minority and they could become an even bigger minority it could be a 63. 00 split on the one person Supreme Court here in the u. S. They started to gather just after news of her death brought you can see that there are no hundreds of people here on the steps of the Supreme Court where the very small Ruth Bader Ginsburg loom very large over proceedings here in fact the road in front of the Supreme Court has no being closed the flags flying at half staff people have been lighting candles and quietly talking well heres john markham now senior l