22 Sep 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court Vacancy and its effect on the Elections

From Nights, 7:12 pm on 22 September 2020

We talk tg to Dr Amy L. Fletcher, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury about the recent Supreme Court Vacancy in the US. How likely is it that the vacancy will be filled before the upcoming election and what power might a Republican-heavy Supreme Court be able to wield in the event of any contested election result?

The American flag flies at half staff for late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC

The American flag flies at half staff for late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC Photo: AFP or licensors