To the Point
The US Supreme Court and the Race to the White House
The late Justice Antonin Scalia was famous for reliance on what he called the "original intent" behind America's founding document. His sudden death is creating winners and losers in cases now evenly split between conservatives and liberals.
By Warren Olney • • 32m ListenThe late Justice Antonin Scalia was famous for reliance on what he called the "original intent" behind America's founding document. His sudden death is creating winners and losers in cases now evenly split between conservatives and liberals. Immigration, abortion, voting rights and the power of organized labor will all be affected, dramatizing the Supreme Court's enormous influence on American life. This year's election could help shape the Third Branch of Government for generations to come. So, what about Scalia's successor?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Gideon Brower
Independent Producer
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
David Savage
Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times
Bruce Allen Murphy
Lafayette College
Ed Kilgore
political columnist at New York Magazine, and former Democratic strategist