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Image: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lies In Repose At Supreme Court

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Photos: Mourners honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Supreme Court

Ginsburg, appointed to the high court by President Bill Clinton in 1993, died September 18 of complications due to pancreatic cancer. She was 87.

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Mourners, including former law clerks of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wait for her casket to arrive at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.

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Her casket arrived at the high court just before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

Ginsburg’s former law clerks served honorary pallbearers and lined the front steps as her casket arrived. Supreme Court police officers served as pallbearers.

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The formal events to honor Ginsburg come after she died Friday at the age of 87 at her home in Washington, D.C., surrounded by her family, after complications from pancreatic cancer.

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The flag-draped casket of Ginsburg arrives at the Supreme Court.

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Ginsburg, who was the second woman appointed to the high court and served for more than 27 years, will lie in repose for two days at the Supreme Court.

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Ginsburg's casket arrives at the court, where her family, close friends and members of the court attended a private ceremony.

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The casket is carried by court police to the Great Hall.

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Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during a private ceremony.

"It has been said that Ruth wanted to be an opera virtuoso, but became a rock star instead," Chief Justice John Roberts said in his eulogy. "She was not an opera star, but she found her stage right behind me, in our courtroom. There she won famous victories that helped move our nation closer to equal justice under law, to the extent that women are now a majority in the law schools, not simply a handful."

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A 2016 portrait of Ginsburg by artist Constance P. Beaty is displayed in the Great Hall.

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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and former first lady Hillary Clinton pay their respects as the body of Ginsburg lies in repose atop the steps of the Supreme Court.

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Members of the public pay respects as Ginsburg lies in repose in front of the court.

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Lucille Wilson, 3, wears a lace collar in honor of Ginsburg while waiting to view the casket.

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Mourners gather at the front steps of the court to pay their respects.

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Mourners gathered throughout the day to pay their respects to Ginsburg.

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Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence pay their respects as Ginsburg lies in repose.

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Members of the public gathered to honor the liberal justice, viewing her casket as it sat at the top of the front steps of the Supreme Court.

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A girl dressed in a Supergirl costume pays her respects.

 

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Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico. 

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Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., pays his respects on Thursday. 

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk out to pay their respects on Thursday.

Trump was greeted with boos and chants of "vote him out" as he visited her casket. 

Photos: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life in pictures

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