Washington – Scalia’s son Paul — a Catholic priest — recited traditional prayers over his father’s casket after it was placed in the Supreme Court’s Great Hall. The court’s current justices and Scalia’s widow and nine children stood silently.
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Friends and court staff also watched the ceremony. A group of Scalia’s former law clerks began to stand vigil by their former boss in a tradition most recently observed after the 2005 death of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
The casket will go on public view from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Dozens of mourners have already lined up outside the court to pay their respects.
