Mourners gathered outside the Supreme Court on Friday evening to pay their respects to late Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader GinsburgDemocrats, advocates seethe over Florida voting rights ruling Trump's Supreme Court list reveals influence of Clarence Thomas President Nancy Pelosi? Don't underestimate what she might do in office MORE shortly after her death.
People took to Twitter to share photos of the scene, including images of candles and reports of mourners crying as they paid tribute to Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87.
The flag outside the Supreme Court was lowered to half-staff within the hour of Ginsburg's death being made public.
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100+ are gathered outside of the Supreme Court. A court that is down one associate justice this evening.
It’s nearly silent here. pic.twitter.com/urtwTQ2DfL
— Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) September 19, 2020
PHOTOS: Mourners gather outside the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Getty) pic.twitter.com/D2vFVvdZZ4
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Just a powerful scene outside the Supreme Court on a Friday night as the nation remembers a Justice. #scotus #RIPRGB pic.twitter.com/PqEwdc7wOo
— Joe St. George (@JoeStGeorge) September 19, 2020
mourners are gathered, lighting candles and crying. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/mhQ2r0psQ7
— ryan carey-mahoney (@thegoodcarmah) September 19, 2020
Outside the U.S. Supreme Court tonight... #RBGRIP pic.twitter.com/pFd5xOPJrF
— Kevin Corke (@kevincorke) September 19, 2020
The Supreme Court said in a statement that Ginsburg died "surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer."
The news sent shockwaves through the nation and Washington, D.C., as people mourned the iconic liberal justice, who for decades championed women's rights.
The vacant seat also raises questions heading into the 2020 presidential election, as President TrumpDonald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE could make a last-minute nomination to fill the spot.
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