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Updated 0115 GMT (0915 HKT) December 3, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Police pallbearers carry Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's flag-covered casket between rows of Catholic clergy and out of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception after his funeral on Saturday, February 20, in Washington.
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U.S. Supreme Court Police pallbearers carry Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's flag-covered casket between rows of Catholic clergy and out of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception after his funeral on Saturday, February 20, in Washington.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, and former Justice David Souter, right, walk down the steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the end of the funeral.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, and former Justice David Souter, right, walk down the steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the end of the funeral.
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens departs from the funeral for Scalia.
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens departs from the funeral for Scalia.
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The Rev. Paul Scalia, son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, leads the funeral Mass for his father on February 20.
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The Rev. Paul Scalia, son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, leads the funeral Mass for his father on February 20.
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Justice Clarence Thomas delivers a reading during the funeral Mass fo February 20.
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Justice Clarence Thomas delivers a reading during the funeral Mass fo February 20.
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Scalia's casket is taken into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on February 20 in Washington.
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Scalia's casket is taken into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on February 20 in Washington.
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Maureen Scalia, right, arrives for the funeral for her husband on February 20.
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Maureen Scalia, right, arrives for the funeral for her husband on February 20.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for Scalia's funeral on February 20.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for Scalia's funeral on February 20.
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Justice Anthony Kennedy and his wife, Mary Davis, arrive at Scalia's funeral Mass on February 20.
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Justice Anthony Kennedy and his wife, Mary Davis, arrive at Scalia's funeral Mass on February 20.
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Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife, Joanna Hare, arrive on February 20.
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Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife, Joanna Hare, arrive on February 20.
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Chief Justice John Roberts, his wife, Jane Roberts, and daughter Josie Roberts arrive for the funeral on February 20.
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Chief Justice John Roberts, his wife, Jane Roberts, and daughter Josie Roberts arrive for the funeral on February 20.
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The casket containing Scalia's body arrives at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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The casket containing Scalia's body arrives at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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The hearse carrying Scalia's casket arrives at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on February 20.
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The hearse carrying Scalia's casket arrives at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on February 20.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas take their seats for the funeral Mass on February 20.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas take their seats for the funeral Mass on February 20.
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz arrives for the funeral Mass on February 20.
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz