People across the D.C. area are mourning the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.
PHOTOS: Paying respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes the sign of the cross after pausing outside the U.S. Supreme Court where flowers, signs and chalk messages on the sidewalk have been left in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stops to view the tributes to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court Sunday morning.
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Two people walk past the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, one of the high court’s liberal justices, and a champion of gender equality, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
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Cardboard signs and flowers blanket the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The 87-year-old died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer after 27 years on the court.
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Two people embrace in front of the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
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This person leaves flowers on the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Some of the many cardboard signs and flowers blanketing the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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One of the many tributes blanketing the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in honor of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Many cardboard signs and flowers blanket the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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People are seen on the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, paying tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as cardboard signs and flowers blanket the area.
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More people are seen on the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, paying tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Cardboard signs and flowers blanket the Supreme Court’s grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The 87-year-old died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer after 27 years on the court.
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The American flag blows in the wind after it was lowered to half-staff on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at the Supreme Court.
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A couple pauses outside the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020.
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Flowers and light candies outside the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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This is an overhead shot of light candies positioned to spell “RBG” outside the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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Flowers and mourners crowd the steps outside the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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People gather at the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, outside the Supreme Court after it announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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A crowd of people gather at the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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A demonstrator at right argues with people gathered at the Supreme Court to mourn the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020.
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People gather at the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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One of the large cardboard signs people left outside the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Mourners gather at the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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Another view of people who gathered at the Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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People gather at the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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The flag at the White House flies at half-staff on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
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A crowd shot of the hundreds of mourners who converged on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memorial.
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