The appointment of US Supreme Court judges is one of the most intense election issues, and as early as tomorrow US congress will vote to approve a new supreme court judge Amy Coney Barrett. 

 

If she’s sworn in she’ll take the place of the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg who died in September 2020.

 

Michael Macagnone is a US Politics reporter and joins us to explain why supreme court judge appointments are so controversial in the US.

 

In today's news headlines:

• Grand Final glory for Melbourne with Storm and Richmond crowned winners
• Hopes Melbourne’s restrictions could be eased today after cluster testing blitz
• Qatar Airways accused of forcibly examining 13 Australian women
• Emergency surgery for man critically injured in Queensland reef shark attack

 

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