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RBG and what’s next for the US Supreme Court

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🗓️ 23 September 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On Friday, US Supreme court justice and 87-year old five foot pop culture icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. With her passing, a prized vacancy on the highest and most influential court in the US has opened up. Who is going to fill it and what will it mean for the future of American politics?


Guest:

Henry Zefffman, Washington Correspondent for The Times.


Host: Luke Jones.


Clips used: BBC, The Kennedy Center.



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0:00.0

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0:30.2

We learned the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

0:34.0

It was not only a giant and a legal profession, but a beloved figure.

0:40.0

With Bader Ginsburg was only the second woman ever to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court, a hero of the

0:47.8

life.

0:48.8

Her dissents and opinions were just 100% strong.

0:51.9

She always stood by them and that's a really powerful message

0:55.1

moving forward.

0:55.9

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a true hero to all women.

1:09.9

On Friday, US Supreme Court Justice and 87-year-old 5-foot pop culture icon of the politically liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and with her passing a prized vacancy on the highest

1:16.2

and most influential courts in the US.

1:19.0

So I have to make a decision to fill the seat as we say we should have a new campaign let's make a

1:25.8

t-shirt fill the seat okay this is stories of our times from the times and the Sunday Times. I'm Luke Jones.

1:34.2

Manveen is away having a spar break, so hold tight while some stand-ins like me hold the

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fort. Today, R.B.G. and the US Supreme Court, her life and the new election battle. Ruth Bader Ginsburg had many distinctive aspects to her personality.

2:01.0

Henry Zefman is Washington correspondent for the Times.

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Particularly after she became in her late life a sort of liberal pop culture icon.

2:10.0

Kill Scundal!

2:17.7

But one of the defining characteristics and enduring characteristics of her was her love of opera, which she shared with a fair number of people in Washington. Their

2:22.1

productions regularly at the of people in Washington. Their productions regularly at the Kennedy

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