President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to be the 113th Supreme Court Justice. Garland has served as Chief Justice in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia since 1997 and is considered to be a moderate. However, Garland's reputation of collaboration between parties and even Republican support and praise may not remove the road blocks set out by the Republican party in his path to confirmation.
Guests:
- Steven Wermiel, Professor of Practice in Constitutional Law and Associate Director of the Summer Institute on Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law
- Marc Spindelman, Professor of Law, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Elliott Slotnick, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University Department of Political Science
This show originally aired on March 17, 2016 at 10 a.m.