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Hundreds gathered on the court's plaza to pay their respects to the legal icon, who died Friday at the age of 87.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the political maneuvering following her death.

The president has said that his Supreme Court nominees will come from among a list of names that he first released as a candidate and has since updated.

In a tweet Saturday morning, the president seemed to imply that he wanted to put a new justice on the court before Election Day.

The Democratic vice presidential nominee visited the court Saturday morning.

Before he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina senator said a Supreme Court vacancy shouldn't be filled during an election year. His position has changed.

The Maine Republican says, "The decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd."

The Illinois Democrat, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told NPR's Weekend Edition he hopes some Republicans decline to fill the Ruth Bader Ginsburg vacancy before the election.

The Secret Service intercepted the envelope containing the deadly toxin, law enforcement sources tell NPR. They say the poison did not make it to the White House grounds.

The president says he likely will nominate a woman, noting that such a choice "would certainly be appropriate."