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| Capturing How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Honored in Washington | Capturing How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Honored in Washington |
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| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg continued to lie in repose on Thursday, after making a final trip to the Supreme Court a day earlier. The justice, who died on Friday at 87, was honored with a private ceremony in the court’s Great Hall and was then taken outdoors to the top of the building’s marble steps. | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg continued to lie in repose on Thursday, after making a final trip to the Supreme Court a day earlier. The justice, who died on Friday at 87, was honored with a private ceremony in the court’s Great Hall and was then taken outdoors to the top of the building’s marble steps. |
| On Friday, Justice Ginsburg will lie in state in the Capitol, the first woman to be given the honor. She will be buried next week in Arlington National Cemetery. | On Friday, Justice Ginsburg will lie in state in the Capitol, the first woman to be given the honor. She will be buried next week in Arlington National Cemetery. |
| People lined up outside the Supreme Court, past the Capitol and toward the Library of Congress, to pay respects to Justice Ginsburg, who became a liberal icon and champion for equal rights. | People lined up outside the Supreme Court, past the Capitol and toward the Library of Congress, to pay respects to Justice Ginsburg, who became a liberal icon and champion for equal rights. |
| President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, visited Justice Ginsburg’s coffin in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday. Nearby, protesters could be heard chanting, “Honor her wish” — a reference to the justice’s reported request that her successor not be confirmed until a “new president is installed.” Mr. Trump plans to nominate a new justice on Saturday. | |
| Former clerks to Justice Ginsburg served as honorary pallbearers as her coffin was carried up the steps. Over her 27 years on the court, she hired more than 100 clerks. | Former clerks to Justice Ginsburg served as honorary pallbearers as her coffin was carried up the steps. Over her 27 years on the court, she hired more than 100 clerks. |
| Family, friends and members of the court remembered Justice Ginsburg during an intimate ceremony inside the Great Hall. | Family, friends and members of the court remembered Justice Ginsburg during an intimate ceremony inside the Great Hall. |
| “It has been said that Ruth wanted to be an opera virtuoso but became a rock star instead,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said. | “It has been said that Ruth wanted to be an opera virtuoso but became a rock star instead,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said. |
| Journalists were the first to arrive, before dawn, followed by a growing line of visitors. Each mourner had his or her own story for feeling compelled to come in person and wait for hours to say goodbye, in the middle of a pandemic. |