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Above The Fray?: Ideology & The Court
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
As of June 2016, the Republican controlled Senate is still refusing to consider President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Supreme Court nominees, and the sitting justices have often been at the center of political storms. From Marbury v. Madison, which elevated the court to a co-equal branch of government, to FDR’s infamous court packing plan, and the failed nomination of conservative judge Robert Bork in the 1987 - the Guys look at how political pressures have shaped the country’s highest court.
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Released:
Jun 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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