President Trump has nominated a 53-year-old Circuit court of Appeals judge in Washington D.C. to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate, the lifetime appointment of Brett Kavanaugh would solidify a conservative majority on the court for generations.
A solid conservative majority would have ramifications for a slew of issues, the most watched of which is the 45-year-old landmark decision Roe v. Wade.
We’ll hear about the nominee and what the confirmation process will look like.
Guests:
- Jack Torry, DC bureau chief, the Columbus Dispatch
- Marc Spindelman,professor of law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
- Stephen Wermiel, professor of practice in constitutional law, associate director of the Summer Institute on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law