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Gun laws, abortion rights: upcoming SCOTUS hearings to be impacted by RBG’s death

PBS, 19 Sep 2021
It’s been a year since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. Her seat on the bench is now occupied by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the third judge appointed by former President Donald Trump. On October 4th, the court will resume in-person hearings -- and will also be the first time the bench will meet since RBG’s passing. Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSBLOG, a website covering the Supreme Court, joins to discuss how the court has changed -- and what lies ahead.

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