Focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy. Jedediah overnight, hundreds gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court to mourn Justice Ginsburg. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered flags to fly at halfstaff at the u. S. Capitol. Shannon bream has more on her remarkable life and the legacy she leaves behind. I, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, do solemnly swear. She might have seemed small in stature as the second woman to be nominated to the u. S. Supreme court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer for womens rights and a champion for civil liberties. Ginsburg was born Ruth Joan Bader on march 15th, 1933. In a working class neighborhood in brooklyn, new york. The daughter of nathan and celia bay der. Ginsburgs mother died when she was just 17, the day before she graduated from high school. It was one of the most trying times in my life. But i knew that she wanted me to study hard and get good grades and succeed in life. So, thats what i did. She finished first in her class at Corne
Itself. A jumble of thoughts today, brian. This will be a well attended funeral. We expect about 4,000 people to come to the funeral today. An astonishing number of people came to the Court Building yesterday, more than 6,000 people ended up coming into the supreme Court Building to file past Justice Scalia casket. Many waited in lines for twoandahalf or three hours. The line went from the front of the Supreme Court, wrapped around the side and then went three more blocks down east capitol street, as the Supreme Court is just across the street from the u. S. Capitol. To get a chance to do what youre seeing right now, which is to file past the casket. Yesterday was that kind of symbolic day. This lying in repose has only been done seven times in the Supreme Court history. Today is a very different day. Today is a day to look at another side of Antonin Scalia. We have talked a lot over the past week about his judicial career. This is about his spiritual life. Were going to hear from his