The Supreme Court, which was often divided during Justice Antonin
Scalia's tenure, was united Friday in grief over his passing.
The flag-draped mahogany casket of Scalia, who died last Saturday
at age 79, was carried by eight Supreme Court police officers into the
Great Hall of the Supreme Court building through a somber line of dark
suit-clad law clerks who once worked with the Justice.
They were followed by a dozen honorary pallbearers — all former law clerks.
It was the start of two days of official
mourning for the sometimes cantankerous — and always colorful —
conservative justice who served on the nation's highest court for nearly
three decades.
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Source: NBC News
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