Selective: RBG's Dying Wish

Following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020, a debate over whether her replacement should be named before or after the 2020 presidential election began to take over social media. Since Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the process for replacing Justices is a very partisan issue. Rumors started circulating that the late Supreme Court Justice had dictated to her granddaughter that she wished not to be replaced “until a new President is installed.”