Ginsburg, who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday. (WFIU/WTIU News)
Indiana lawmakers offered condolences following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from cancer late Friday.
Governor Eric Holcomb directed flags across the state to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset until the day of her interment.
Holcomb also asked businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
“As a pioneering woman who triumphed in life, fighting for equality and justice for all Americans, tonight Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes her place in heaven,” Holcomb said.
“She leaves an everlasting legacy for which we can all be proud. Janet and I send heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the Ginsburg family,” he said.
Ginsburg, who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her Washington, D.C., home of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
She was 87.
Neither of Indiana’s senators offered any immediate indication of whether or not they supported President Donald Trump’s call to fill Ginsburg’s seat immediately.
“As Americans mourn the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we remember her extraordinary life,” Sen. Todd Young said Friday.
“Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer in the legal profession, rising to become the second female to serve on the nation's highest court and earning a special place in our nation's history. Her commitment to public service will continue to inspire future generations of Americans. I offer my deepest condolences to Justice Ginsburg’s family during this difficult time.”
As of Saturday, Sen. Mike Braun has not commented on Ginsburg’s death or his position on whether or not the Supreme Court seat should be filled immediately.
According to her granddaughter, Ginsburg said prior to her death that "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
But President Trump urged the Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination, even with the Nov. 3 election nearing.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said there is “no doubt” the winner of that election should choose Ginsburg’s replacement.
Indiana’s Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend and a former Democratic presidential candidate, called Ginsburg “a titan of justice.”
“Her jurisprudence expanded the rights of all Americans, shaping our lives for the better. And her example now shines within the history of our country, there to inspire generations,” Buttigieg said in a statement.
Plans were being set in motion Saturday for a swift and highly unusual nomination and confirmation in the heart of campaign season.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was moving ahead, vowing that Trump’s nominee “will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.”
Democrats say it’s “hypocrisy” after McConnell refused to consider then-President Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, months before the 2016 election.
Cathy Knapp and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
