Tug of War: The Future of the Supreme Court
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🗓️ 2 October 2020
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We'll get into the rest of Schemness in a minute. |
| 0:05.6 | But first, we want to direct your attention to a developing story that broke overnight, |
| 0:09.9 | as President Trump and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19. |
| 0:14.4 | For more information on that story, look out for an update in your Schem this feed later |
| 0:18.7 | today, with everything we know right now. |
| 0:21.7 | Now, onto the rest of the show. |
| 0:26.7 | Today's episode is brought to you by Normal Now, a campaign powered by Electrify America. |
| 0:32.5 | Because some people think electric cars are just a weird new trend. |
| 0:36.2 | But the truth is, they're normal now. |
| 0:44.0 | Vacancies on the Supreme Court don't come up often. |
| 0:47.6 | The nine justices served for life. |
| 0:50.1 | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an active judge right up until she died last month at age |
| 0:54.7 | 87. |
| 0:56.2 | She even called into the court from her hospital bed. |
| 0:59.4 | Talk about commitment. |
| 1:01.1 | But in other cases, when someone doesn't die while actively serving, they often retire, |
| 1:06.2 | so that the current president that replaces them, picks someone like them. |
| 1:11.0 | All of this leads to a relative balance on the Supreme Court between conservative justices |
| 1:15.6 | and liberal ones. |
| 1:17.4 | So not everyone knows the outcome of cases in advance. |
| 1:21.0 | SEMA MOA-POTRA is a constitutional law professor at Indiana University and Florida A&M. |
| 1:27.2 | And she says, the Supreme Court replacement were likely about to see play out with Amy |
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