The news of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death brought every American to mourning last week - for just a moment. Since then, the race to replace her has shot to the top of all the headlines. The legacy of the Notorious RBG notwithstanding, what makes the Supreme Court so important exactly that it spurs such a ruthless sense of competition among the two major parties?

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Edited by David Hartman and Black Bear Media