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Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Congresswomen file through Statuary Hall at the US Capitol to pay their respects to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as her casket lies in state on Friday, September 25.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg lies in state at the US Capitol on Friday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Members of Congress and guests pay their respects during a memorial service at the US Capitol on Friday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, pay their respects during Friday’s service.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg’s casket is carried through the US Capitol rotunda.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg’s casket is carried into the US Capitol on Friday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A program for Friday’s service is seen inside the Capitol.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg’s casket arrives at the US Capitol on Friday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A staff member places a portrait of Ginsburg before the ceremony at the US Capitol.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The US Capitol is seen in the early morning Friday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pay respects as Ginsburg lies in repose at the Supreme Court on Thursday, September 24

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Visitors wait in line to view Ginsburg’s casket on Thursday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Mourners dressed as Ginsburg wait in line in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

People in the crowd boo President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as they visit the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg lies in repose outside the Supreme Court.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Mourners line up outside the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Members of the public pay their respects on Wednesday, September 23.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Masked visitors look as Ginsburg lies in repose.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Visitors are seen on the steps of the Supreme Court building on Wednesday evening.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the top of the Supreme Court steps to pay his respects to Ginsburg. Pence was joined by his wife Karen.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

People embrace while waiting in line outside the Supreme Court.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

People pay their respects as Ginsburg lies in repose at the top of the Supreme Court steps.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pay their respects. Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1993.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Lucille Wilson, 3, stands outside the Supreme Court dressed as Justice Ginsburg.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Supreme Court justices and their spouses sit in front of the casket during a private ceremony Wednesday.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, left, attend Wednesday’s ceremony.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Invited guests sit apart during the ceremony to adhere to social distancing guidelines.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is carried through the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg’s casket arrives outside the Supreme Court.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A woman mourns outside the Supreme Court while wearing a Ginsburg-themed face mask.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Some of Ginsburg’s former clerks wait for her casket.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Pallbearers carry the casket.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The casket arrived in front of the Supreme Court just before 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, and a private ceremony with family, close friends and the justices took place in the Great Hall at the court.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Several of Ginsburg’s clerks serve as pallbearers.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A woman attends the memorial.

Saying goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The casket is seen through a window.