Dozens of her former law clerks lined the steps of the grand building to escort the casket of the second female justice for a private ceremony and an open-air viewing for the public. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., red-eyed, praised Ginsburg as "tough" and "compassionate."
People came from across the country to pass her casket.
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