Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Contra Obama
Slate News16 Apr 2016

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Contra Obama

Dahlia previews United States v. Texas – this week’s big immigration case – with Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center. She also hears from Sen. Al Franken about the latest in the standoff over Obama’s SCOTUS nominee, Merrick Garland.

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