'Naked ballots' and Ginsburg's death set to collide in the US election | KnottMatthew
It initially seemed unlikely that Republicans would be able to fill the progressive icon's seat before the election: the confirmation process for a Supreme Court justice typically takes around three months but there were just six weeks remaining until election day.
Having a full complement of nine judges is important because, if the Supreme Court decision was to be tied, the ruling of the lower state courts would stand. Before any election-related disputes reach the Supreme Court, the justices are set to begin tackling a separate case where the consequences could be just as dramatic and far-reaching.
"Among other things, the Affordable Care Act now dangles from a thread," Nicholas Bagley, a healthcare law expert at the University of Michigan, tweeted soon after Ginsburg's death.
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