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BEHIND THE CURTAINS: HOW SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS SUCCEED (OR DON'T)

John Hockenberry, host of the national morning news program The Takeaway, moderated a special insider’s look at the process of selecting, vetting, opposing and confirming Supreme Court nominees, as seen from the perspective of those who have done it. Panel participants include:

Brian A. Benczkowski, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Rachel Brand, Of Counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

James F. Flug, Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School and Former Chief Counsel to Senator Edward Kennedy

Matthew L. Wiener, Special Counsel, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP