Mourners quietly filed past the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin outside the white marble court building as the United States began three days of tributes to the liberal icon.
The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at the US Supreme Court."Her voice in court and in our conference room was soft. But when she spoke, people listened," Chief Justice John Roberts said.
President Donald Trump is moving quickly to nominate Ginsburg's replacement, and his fellow Republicans in the Senate say they could hold a vote before the November 3 election. That would seal a 6-3 conservative majority on the court."I'm gay and I feel she has done more for equal rights than anyone else," said Christopher Balma, 47, who waited in line to file past the casket, which was surrounded by flowers.
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