The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg laid in state at the Capitol on Friday, the first woman and the first Jewish person to receive such an honor.
Driving the news: After a ceremony in National Statuary Hall, Ginsburg's casket was carried down the building's steps — flanked by a group of bipartisan female lawmakers for a final farewell.
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Ginsburg's casket arrives at the foot of the Capitol building's stairs. Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FPNsIfJ2tbsjER6nQpqDWY0XU9QE%3D%2F2020%2F09%2F25%2F1601053071484.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=40&h=978cf98e8bf90d640071b149e62b379e0682be9899ff347dda3f633f7b667c2e&size=980x&c=1242535758 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FPNsIfJ2tbsjER6nQpqDWY0XU9QE%253D%252F2020%252F09%252F25%252F1601053071484.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D40%26h%3D978cf98e8bf90d640071b149e62b379e0682be9899ff347dda3f633f7b667c2e%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1242535758%22%7D" expand=1] Ginsburg's casket is escorted up the Capitol steps by a military honor guard. Photo: Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FyJDu8rcqjDg1PxFffpg1uSUbdEo%3D%2F2020%2F09%2F25%2F1601052315257.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=83&h=740ee7974fc119a22e931925f869bedd43dbb1a3a577256a9e35d7c2f726e11e&size=980x&c=3614162170 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FyJDu8rcqjDg1PxFffpg1uSUbdEo%253D%252F2020%252F09%252F25%252F1601052315257.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D83%26h%3D740ee7974fc119a22e931925f869bedd43dbb1a3a577256a9e35d7c2f726e11e%26size%3D980x%26c%3D3614162170%22%7D" expand=1] Capitol Hill staffers gather in National Statuary Hall to pay their respects. Photo: Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2Fgg7Ot5WrGFHvQgD6SGUtFV8-Um4%3D%2F2020%2F09%2F25%2F1601052566985.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=856&h=b31fd4db566984ab95c273dd3a45755c7d9e0eacd4efe59b52976b2524885632&size=980x&c=438556769 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252Fgg7Ot5WrGFHvQgD6SGUtFV8-Um4%253D%252F2020%252F09%252F25%252F1601052566985.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D856%26h%3Db31fd4db566984ab95c273dd3a45755c7d9e0eacd4efe59b52976b2524885632%26size%3D980x%26c%3D438556769%22%7D" expand=1] Her casket was draped with a U.S. flag. Photo: Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FkgqnU-spXykxwmBL8nIAwQ8AzWk%3D%2F2020%2F09%2F25%2F1601052831090.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=780&h=8409150e66f241b5573b73f070af9b8e8e0d7002d82058b982a29ad00cd26149&size=980x&c=1981799592 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FkgqnU-spXykxwmBL8nIAwQ8AzWk%253D%252F2020%252F09%252F25%252F1601052831090.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D780%26h%3D8409150e66f241b5573b73f070af9b8e8e0d7002d82058b982a29ad00cd26149%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1981799592%22%7D" expand=1] Joe and Jill Biden attended the service. Photo: Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2F2UQLburxzRu9AwkRltQHXnxfrKg%3D%2F2020%2F09%2F25%2F1601053143964.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=353&h=896ea3aa11d07bede603de8196172ebd34e8dd8a3352c1a0d4e0782f6e74cb25&size=980x&c=1164912055 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252F2UQLburxzRu9AwkRltQHXnxfrKg%253D%252F2020%252F09%252F25%252F1601053143964.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D353%26h%3D896ea3aa11d07bede603de8196172ebd34e8dd8a3352c1a0d4e0782f6e74cb25%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1164912055%22%7D" expand=1] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pay their respects. Photo: Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images
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