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Ex-US diplomat James Baker will vote for Trump 'to get conservative judges', book reveals
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Donald Trump says he expects US election to end up at supreme court – video
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Donald Trump said he wants to confirm a ninth justice to the supreme court because he believes the court will determine the outcome of the presidential election.
‘I think this will end up in the supreme court, and I think it’s very important that we have nine justices,’ Trump told reporters at a White House event.
The president has previously indicated the federal courts will need to become involved in the election because it will be tainted by fraud. Trump has provided no evidence for that extraordinary claim, and voter fraud is rare.
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'She was what America should be': mourners bid farewell to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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‘She was what America should be’: mourners bid farewell to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: thousands expected to pay respects as judge lies in repose
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Justice’s former colleagues, family, friends and the public will have the chance over two days to pass by the casket of the feminist icon More
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The sudden fight for the supreme court: inside the 25 September Guardian Weekly
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This week we look about the already bitter fight to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US supreme court. Plus, lessons from around the world for the countries hitting a new Covid-19 wave.
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Republicans will replace RBG but Democrats hold the trump cards – no, really | David Litt
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Republicans will replace RBG but Democrats hold the trump cards – no, really
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Progressives should not worry about what will happen if they mimic McConnell’s constitutional hardball. Their representatives need only act with a little less restraint More
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To protect our democracy, Democrats must win state legislative elections | Meaghan Winter and Gaby Goldstein
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To protect our democracy, Democrats must win state legislative elections
To prevent a sharp rightward tack in US law, we must elect more Democratic state lawmakers, flip chambers and break Republican supermajorities More
