Monday, September 28, 2020

AMERICAN POLITICS - The Ginsburg Battle

 

"Supreme Court vacancy sparks political battle just weeks before electionPBS NewsHour 09/21/2020 Excerpt
SUMMARY:  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has created an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court -- mere weeks before a presidential election.  Now a major political battle is brewing over whether that spot should be filled by President Trump now or by the candidate who is elected in November and inaugurated in January.  The result could determine the Court’s trajectory for decades to come.  John Yang reports.

 

 

 

 

"What’s next in the fight over Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat?PBS NewsHour 09/21/2020 Excerpt
SUMMARY:  The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has already launched a high-stakes political battle over whether President Trump and Senate Republicans can push through a nomination and fill her seat before the November election.  Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss names being considered to replace Ginsburg and the logistics involved in nominating and confirming a justice.

 




 

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