We will have a conversation about Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and how he would shift the current balance on the high court.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will filibuster his nomination. Republicans want to approve him before the Court concludes hearing the current term of cases next month. What does Gorsuch’s confirmation mean for the future of the Court?
Guests:
Billy Corriher, deputy director of Legal Progress at American Progress
Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief of Rewire
Bob Egelko, legal affairs reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle
Web Resources:
Knowledge@Wharton: What Stands in the Way of Neil Gorsuch’s Confirmation?
The NY Times:Abortion Storytellers Gather as Anti-Choice Gorsuch Gets Senate Hearing
SF Gate: California’s top justice touts strength of state courts
The NY Times: Gorsuch, Abortion and the Concept of Personhood
The NY Times: Neil Gorsuch Has Web of Ties to Secretive Billionaire