Chief Justice Roberts memorializes Ginsburg at U.S. Supreme Court

FILE PHOTO: A cardboard cutout of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is held up after her death, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States began three days of tributes to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday, as pallbearers carried her flag-draped coffin into the white marble court building and mourners lined up to pay their respects.

Wearing dark suits and black face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of the liberal icon's former clerks stood at attention as the coffin was carried up the court's broad steps.