Welcome to this edition of the Supreme Court Brief.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court announced that the body of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the court building on Monday, Dec. 18, where the public will be able to pay their respects to the nation's first female justice. A private, invitation-only funeral service will take place the following day at the National Cathedral in Washington.

"In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to iCivics, icivics.org," a press release from the court stated.