The body of Justice Antonin Scalia has arrived at the Supreme Court, where hundreds of mourners lined the streets to pay their respects.
His body will lay in repose in the court's Great Hall, where he spent nearly three decades as one of its most influential members.
Draped in an American flag, his casket was carried into the court from a hearse by eight pallbearers.
Scalia's son, father Paul Scalia, was inside the court as his father arrived.
The body of Justice Antonin Scalia has arrived at the Supreme Court, where hundreds of mourners lined the streets to pay their respects
His body will lay in repose in the court's Great Hall, where he spent nearly three decades as one of its most influential members
His body will lay in repose in the court's Great Hall, where he spent nearly three decades as one of its most influential members
Thousands are expected to pay their respects to Scalia at the Supreme Court after his body's arrival
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle will be among those to pay their respects to Scalia on Friday
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Washington, DC, as the hearse carrying Scalia arrived this morning.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle will be among those to pay their respects at the court later today.
He will not attend Scalia's funeral mass on Saturday, where Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be in attendance.
In a break from tradition, fellow and former Supreme Court justices waited inside the hall for Scalia's arrival.
Previously following the death of a justice, they have waited on the steps alongside other officials and dignitaries.
Supreme Court police served as pallbearers to carry the casket up the marble steps into the court's Great Hall.
The procession passed between two long lines of Scalia's former law clerks that stretched from the plaza to the court's main entrance. Another group of 12 former clerks serving as honorary pallbearers followed.
The procession passed before the court's eight current justices and the casket was placed on the Lincoln Catafalque - where President Abraham Lincoln's coffin once rested at the Rotunda of the Capitol in 1865.
Draped in an American flag, his casket was carried into the court from a hearse by eight men wearing suits
Father Paul Scalia, the son of the Supreme Court justice, spoke as his father's body arrived at the court
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Washington, DC, as the hearse carrying Scalia arrived this morning
Officials lined the steps of the Supreme Court as the casket was carried towards the grand entrance
Scalia's body was discovered in his bedroom at Texas ranch between 11.30am and 11.40am on Saturday morning
The sudden death of the outspoken, conservative justice complicated an already tumultuous election year.
Republicans, including a number of the party's presidential candidates, say a replacement should not be named until the next president takes office.
Obama has pledged to pick a replacement 'in due time' and challenged Republicans to hold a vote on his nominee.
Scalia's body was discovered in his bedroom at Texas ranch between 11.30am and 11.40am on Saturday morning.
Scalia, who had a history of heart problems, had been enjoying a quail shoot at the property with friends but retired to bed early on Friday night after complaining of tiredness.
The next morning, friends of the late Justice attempted to call him at around 8.30am but on getting no answer, decided to go out.
On their return, at 11.30am, they broke into Scalia's room and found him lying 'cold' in his bed.
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