The casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at the Supreme Court amid a procession up the court steps lined by her former law clerks.
Celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Judicial IconThree days of public mourning for Justice, regarded as a champion of equality and women's rights, began Wednesday when her casket arrived at the Supreme Court for a dramatic procession up the court steps lined by more than a hundred of her former law clerks.
Then, in an unprecedented move because of the pandemic, her casket will be brought outside and placed under the court's portico so the public can pay their respects.Women wait for the arrival of the casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court for a private ceremony and two days of public viewing, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
There has been an outpouring of public support at the court since word of Ginsburg's death cam Friday night and with warm, sunny weather in Washington on Wednesday, large crowds were expected.A woman waits for the arrival of the casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court for a private ceremony and two days of public viewing in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2020.
Many mourners had started to gather early Wednesday morning near the court steps where there had been a makeshift memorial of flowers and messages in remembrance of the impact she has had on people's lives in her almost 30 years as a liberal icon on the nation's high court.Signs and flowers are left at a makeshift memorial in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sept. 21, 2020.
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