Above The Fray?: Ideology & The Court
Podcast |
BackStory
Publisher |
BackStory, 
Panoply
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History, 
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Education, 
History
Publication Date |
Jun 24, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:51:33
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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