Breaking news: What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death mean for the US Supreme Court?
- ryderprof
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min read
The supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday evening -- a liberal icon whose death may have momentous political ramifications for Donald Trump as well as for the future of America as a nation.
Read the Guardian Explainers feature to find out why this is a historic moment, and how it could affect the upcoming presidential election.
To understand the issue, you need to have a sound basic knowledge of how the American Supreme Court works as an institution. You can watch this short video (from 2017) for basic facts or read this page (~7min).
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