Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state at US Capitol

A staff member places a photo of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before a ceremony for her to lie in state in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol (Erin Schaff/Pool/AP)

Commemorations are to begin on  Friday to honour the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the US Capitol.

She is the first woman in American history to lie in state at the building, capping days of commemoration of her extraordinary life.