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BBC OS: 2020/09/25 16:06 GMT: Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state

2020/09/25 16:06 GMT

2020/09/25 16:06 GMT: Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state

How does the next generation of American women in the legal profession see her legacy?

As Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman to lie in state at the US capitol, we hear a conversation about her life and legacy from the next generation of American women entering the legal profession. How were they inspired by RBG? Are there differences in how the class of 2020 sees the ongoing fight for equality?

We'll hear some of the discontent and protest around coronavirus restrictions in Europe. Bar and restaurant owners in Marseille are furious at being told to close by the government in Paris, as France's case count accelerates. Celebrities in the Netherlands who declared themselves unwilling to follow the rules any longer faced a public backlash and many felt the need to backtrack. And can strict restrictions be counterproductive? That's one question we'll put to epidemiologist Dr Megan Murray from Harvard University, who will also answer some of your latest queries.

We wrap up Nate Hegyi's election journey - by bicycle - through the mountain states of the American west. If you've been listening for the past several Fridays, you will have heard Nate bring us voices we don't often hear from rural Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado. We've listened to views on the presidential vote to come and how it feels to be American at the moment. Nate is a reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration of public radio stations across America's Rocky Mountain West. He's finished the trip, so we'll get him to reflect on what he heard. With questions being raised by President Trump about the electoral process, do the voters he's met have confidence in it?

Image: Flowers, candles and an image left in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the court building in Washington DC (EPA / Michael Reynolds)

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