Ginsburg Vigil Draws Tears, Protests Against McConnell

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., rallies the crowd of 2,500 people during a vigil Saturday night for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, D.C.

Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR

Alicia Aguiano drove down to Washington, D.C., from Philadelphia this weekend to pay her respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

As she stood in front of the Supreme Court building, with its sidewalk covered in flowers and chalk tributes to Ginsburg, her voice quavered and she wiped at tears.

“I’ve just been super inspired by her. I really identify with her,” she said. “I’m a lawyer, and I also teach at a law school. And so I fully recognize that I wouldn’t be where I am if it weren’t for her, and so I just felt the need to come down and pay my respects.”