⁍ Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the high court since 1993, died last Friday at age 87.
⁍ Known simply as RBG, the first Jewish woman on the court became an icon to millions of Americans.
⁍ Her trainer, Bryant Johnson, did three push-ups in front of her casket as he paid his respects.
– Ruth Bader Ginsburg is now the first woman and first Jewish person to lie in state in the US Capitol, Reuters reports. A ceremony was held Friday to honor the late Supreme Court justice, who died last Friday at the age of 87. “She changed the course of American law,” said Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt. “And even when her views did not prevail, she still fought.” Denyce Graves, a mezzo-soprano, sang two songs during the ceremony. The ceremony was held in National Statuary Hall, where Ginsburg’s coffin lay on a catafalque first built for President Abraham Lincoln. Female members of Congress, Democrats as well as Republicans, gathered on the Capitol steps to honor Ginsburg after the formal memorial ceremony in National Statuary Hall, where Ginsburg’s coffin lay on a catafalque first built for President Abraham Lincoln. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer stood at the entrance to the Capitol as Ginsburg’s flag-draped coffin arrived. Pelosi formally opened the ceremony at a lectern beside a large photo of Ginsburg in her judicial robes and one of her signature lace collars. Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was also mourned at the Capitol in 2005, but as a private citizen she lay ‘in honor.’ Ginsburg’s admirers had to pay respects outdoors at her coffin for two days of public viewing under the Supreme Court’s soaring portico. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ginsburg’s admirers had to pay respects outdoors at her coffin for two days of public viewing.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-capitol/tears-and-push-ups-for-ginsburg-first-woman-to-lie-in-state-at-us-capitol-idUSKCN26G1F6