U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral will take place Saturday at the largest Roman Catholic Church in America, underscoring the fact that justices’ funerals are major events in the nation’s capital.
The funeral will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 11 a.m., the Supreme Court said Tuesday afternoon. The court said the funeral Mass will be open to friends and family members.