Ruth Bader Ginsburg Becomes First Woman, Jewish Person To Lie In State At The U.S. Capitol

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Becomes First Woman, Jewish Person To Lie In State At The U.S. Capitol

Topline: Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to make history, even in death—on Friday, she became the first woman and first Jewish person to lie in state at the United States Capitol building after a lifetime of breaking barriers to serve on the highest court in the land, where she is remembered as an advocate for gender equality and civil rights.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stood with members of Ginsburg's family members as they wait at the top of the steps of the U.S. Capitol for the casket.

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Mourners await across the street of the U.S. Capitol to for Ginsburg's casket to arrive.

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Women watch as the casket is brought up the steps of the