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Released: 16-Mar-2016 5:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Garland More Palatable to Senate Republicans Than Potential Nominee of Next Administration
Washington University in St. Louis

President Barack Obama’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland, could make senate Republicans think twice about stonewalling the nomination process, especially as the presidential election nears, said Greg Magarian, constitutional law expert at the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis.“President Obama may have decided that the Democratic candidates didn’t need a nomination fight to animate the base,” Magarian said.

Released: 16-Mar-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Experts Available for Comment on President Obama's Nomination of Merrick Garland for U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana State University

Supreme Court appointment experts available for live and taped interviews.

Released: 16-Mar-2016 12:05 PM EDT
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Michael Teter Is Available to Discuss the Merits of Merrick Garland as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
University of Utah

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Michael Teter is available to discuss the merits of Merrick Garland as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice —as well as how Garland's appointment will change the court's make-up and political considerations that factor into the process.

Released: 10-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Brokered convention would be disaster for Republicans
Washington University in St. Louis

As the Republican Party continues to roll toward selecting its presidential nominee, some party leaders and members of the media have begun to speculate about the possibility of a brokered convention.Such a move almost certainly would hurt the Republicans in the general election, said election law and constitutional law expert Greg Magarian, professor of law at Washington University in St.



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