Washington — The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in repose Wednesday and Thursday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where Americans can pay their respects to a woman who spent her career fighting for equality and justice.
Before Ginsburg’s casket arrived at the Supreme Court, her former clerks lined the steps to serve as honorary pallbearers. A hearse carrying the casket, draped in an American flag, arrived in front of the court shortly before 9:30 a.m. Supreme Court police officers carried the casket up the high court’s marble steps and into the Supreme Court’s Great Hall, where a private ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. The remaining justices will stay inside the Great Hall, where the casket will initially be placed.
The eight justices, six of whom were accompanied by their spouses, wore masks and were joined by former Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired in 2018.
Following the private ceremony, the public will be able to pay its respects on the portico at the top of the Supreme Court steps.
“The public is invited to pay respects in front of the Building from approximately 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, and from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Thursday, September 24,” the Supreme Court said in a statement.
How to watch
- What: The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court
- Date: September 23-24, 2020
- Time: Ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday; Ginsburg lies in repose outside the Supreme Court from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Location: Supreme Court
- Online stream: Live on CBSN — in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device
President Trump will visit the Supreme Court on Thursday to pay his respects to Ginsburg, the White House said.
On Friday, Ginsburg will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. She will become the first woman to do so.
Ginsburg leaves a legacy of decades of public service fighting for gender and racial equality and justice.
