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Justice Ginsburg Becomes First Woman to Lie in State in US Capitol

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history as the first woman to lie in state at the United States Capitol on Friday, September 25, according to reports.

Ginsburg was lying in repose at the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday, and her coffin was brought to the Capitol on Friday morning.

This footage shows her casket, covered in an American flag, getting carried up the Capitol steps.

Presidential candidate Joe Biden, his running mate Kamala Harris, and other politicians attended a memorial service for Ginsburg at the Capitol on Friday, The Washington Post reported.

Ginsburg died of pancreatic cancer complications on September 18. Credit: @u.s.grant_ via Storyful