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LIVE: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Becomes First Woman to Lie in State at the U.S. Capitol

LIVE: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Becomes First Woman to Lie in State at the U.S. Capitol






(Sept. 25) Watch live as the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, September 25, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was with “profound sorrow” that she welcomed the liberal icon and opened the private service. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, sat quietly with other elected officials, friends and family. His vice presidential running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris also attended.

Mourners gathered under coronavirus restrictions for the service for Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, as her casket made the short procession from the court’s steps where it had been on public view for several days to the East Front of the Capitol. A military honor guard carried it inside the Capitol’s stately Statuary Hall.

Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer welcomed Ginsburg’s casket with the Capitol in turmoil. President Donald is prepared to announce a conservative nominee to replace the justice on Saturday, weeks before the election. A Senate confirmation vote is expected in late October.

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