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sl8

(13,584 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 09:08 AM Sep 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's army of clerks to stand guard at the Supreme Court

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/23/politics/ginsburg-supreme-court-repose-clerks/index.html

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's army of clerks to stand guard at the Supreme Court

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter
Updated 6:39 AM EDT, Wed September 23, 2020

(CNN) When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns for the final time to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, an army of more than a hundred of her former clerks will meet the casket and accompany it up the stone steps leading to the great hall where the liberal icon presided for almost 30 years.

The Supreme Court, built on precedent and rooted in tradition, will honor Ginsburg in a private ceremony and then a public viewing, but her former clerks, standing guard, won't leave the casket.

Besides her family and written opinions, Ginsburg's clerks are her most lasting legacy. They began their tenures as young inexperienced lawyers and emerged with unparalleled legal credentials that will mark their resumes for a lifetime: Supreme Court clerk.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's army of clerks to stand guard at the Supreme Court (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
she deserves an army. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #1
watching the casket arrival live now... Raster Sep 2020 #2
Two female pallbearers malaise Sep 2020 #3
Lovely! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2020 #5
Actually, having people guarding the casket is Jewish tradition: mucifer Sep 2020 #4
K and R Stuart G Sep 2020 #6
and I'm crying again... Lucinda Sep 2020 #7

Raster

(20,996 posts)
2. watching the casket arrival live now...
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 09:37 AM
Sep 2020

...We lost a true national treasure. She may have only been 5'1", but she was a giant.

#Ruthless4Ruth

mucifer

(23,371 posts)
4. Actually, having people guarding the casket is Jewish tradition:
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 09:41 AM
Sep 2020
From the moment of death, the body is not left alone until after burial. This practice, called guarding/watching (shmira), is also based on the principle of honoring the dead. A family member, a Chevra Kaddisha member, or someone arranged by the funeral parlor passes the time by reciting psalms (Tehillim) as this person watches over the deceased.


https://www.jfedgmw.org/jewish-funeral-customs-saying-goodbye-to-a-loved-one

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
7. and I'm crying again...
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 11:24 AM
Sep 2020

❤️ ~✿~❧~🌿~❧~✿~ ❤️
She did more for this country than many will ever know, especially over the last 4 years. She spent her life actually crafting our story with her own hands, and mind, and heart....May we all learn from her example and step up, together, to fill the space she leaves behind
❤️ ~✿~❧~🌿~❧~✿~ ❤️

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