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A Supreme Court Vacancy With Lots Of Implications For Colorado

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Supreme Court Obit Ginsburg
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In this July 31, 2014, file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in her chambers in at the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.

Republicans will decide how quickly to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and with whom. Colorado’s senate race will factor into that decision -- and could be influenced by it. CPR News Washington, D.C. reporter Caitlyn Kim on what's ahead in the next few weeks, and University of Denver Professor Seth Masket on the continuing controversy over Supreme Court nominations.