In Brief

US Supreme Court: can Ruth Bader Ginsburg be replaced before the election?

Death of the legal, cultural and feminist icon has triggered row over who should succeed her - and when

21 Sep 2020

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Ruth Bader Ginsberg greets Barack Obama before his State of the Union address in 2011

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