Daily US Times: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to lie in state in the US Capitol later – the first woman to be granted that honour in history.
The liberal icon died a week ago from pancreatic cancer after 27 years on the nation’s top court.
Thousands of people have been paying their respects as she lay in repose outside the Supreme Court building this week.
Ginsburg, was an outspoken advocate for gender equality and civil rights.
She, died aged 87, has been mythologised by liberals and feminists as a barrier-breaking leader.
She also became the first justice to have two days of viewing at the Supreme Court.
Given the sheer number of visitors coming to pay their respects to her, dubbed by her fans as the Notorious RBG, organisers determined one day would not be enough.
Makeshift memorials lined the court steps as the lines of those attending late justice’s public viewings snaked around the National Mall. Her casket was outside the Supreme Court to allow for outdoor visitation in light of Covid-19.
When she lies in state inside the Capitol the formal ceremony will be invite-only, also due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Justice Ginsburg will be buried next week in another private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Her death has sparked a row between President Trump’s Republicans, who wish to nominate a replacement before November election, and opposition Democrats, who say whoever wins the election should have that right. Back in 2016, Republicans blocked then-President Barack Obama’s top court nominee, arguing that the decision should be made outside of an election year.
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