Scalia to Lie in Repose at Supreme Court, With Funeral on Saturday
- 8 years ago
Details about a memorial and funeral for Justice Antonin Scalia - and the Supreme Court 's week ahead - began to surface Tuesday, three days after Justice Scalia, a lifelong Roman Catholic, was found dead in his room at a Texas ranch.
On Sunday, Justice Scalia's body was flown to Virginia, where he lived for many years with his wife, Maureen McCarthy Scalia, in McLean, after being held in a funeral home in El Paso.
In line with recent tradition, Justice Scalia's body will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court on Friday, surrounded by marble busts of former chief justices.
As the Supreme Court sat empty on Tuesday, Justice Scalia's chair and his place at the court's mahogany bench, as well as the doors to the courtroom, were draped in black wool crepe in his honor.
On Sunday, Justice Scalia's body was flown to Virginia, where he lived for many years with his wife, Maureen McCarthy Scalia, in McLean, after being held in a funeral home in El Paso.
In line with recent tradition, Justice Scalia's body will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court on Friday, surrounded by marble busts of former chief justices.
As the Supreme Court sat empty on Tuesday, Justice Scalia's chair and his place at the court's mahogany bench, as well as the doors to the courtroom, were draped in black wool crepe in his honor.