Ruth Bader Ginsburg first woman to lie in state

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg first woman to lie in state

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first woman in history to lie in state in the US Capitol when her casket is placed in National Statuary Hall

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose on front steps of Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday, which is when the public can pay its respects
• She will lie in state in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol Friday
• Ginsburg will be buried next week at Arlington National Cemetery 
• Her husband, Martin Ginsburg, was buried at Arlington in 2010

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday that Ginsburg's casket would be placed in National Statuary Hall, where a formal ceremony will be held for invited guests only.

A separate ceremony will be held Wednesday morning at the Supreme Court for Ginsburg's family, close friends and members of the court. The public then will have the chance to pay their respects from about 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, under the portico at the top of the courthouse steps.

Thirty-four men have been so honoured at the Capitol since 1852. Civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who was not a public official, was lain in "honour" at the Capitol Rotunda in 2005, but Ginsburg will be the first woman to lie in state.

The last person so honoured was Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, who died in July. Most of those who have lain in state were presidents, prominent members of Congress and military leaders.

The only other Supreme Court justice to lie in state was William Howard Taft, who served as chief justice after his term as president.

At both locations, Ginsburg's casket will be placed on the Lincoln Catafalque, which first supported President Abraham Lincoln's casket in the U.S. Capitol after his assassination in 1865.

In the days following her death, thousands of people – notably women and girls – have left flowers and memorials outside the high court in a mass showing of sympathy and support.