1A: Before The Court: A Vacant Seat And The Current Caseload

Colorado federal Judge Neil Gorsuch has been nominated to fill the Supreme Court seat held by the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. We’ll discuss what’s known about President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee and key cases the Court will hear this term.

Guests

• Elizabeth Wydra president, Constitutional Accountability Center, a public interest law firm and think tank based in Washington D.C.
• Kenneth Jost author of "Supreme Court Yearbook" and the blog Jost on Justice.
• Josh Blackman associate professor, South Texas College of Law; adjunct scholar, the Cato Institute; author of "Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty and Executive Power."

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