McCain and the Supreme Court - Jeffrey Toobin

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/07/Jeffrey_Toobin_Supreme_Court_Lecture

CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin examines John McCain's positions on the Supreme Court, and speculates as to what type of Justices McCain would appoint if elected President.

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On July 7, Jeffrey Toobin delivers a lecture co-sponsored by the Jackson Center and Chautauqua Institution at the Institution's Hall of Philosophy on the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Toobin is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the senior legal analyst for CNN. His latest book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, is a national bestseller - Robert H. Jackson Center

Jeffrey Toobin is a CNN legal analyst for CNN Worldwide. Based in the network's New York bureau, Toobin joined CNN in April 2002.Toobin joined CNN from ABC News, where, during his seven-year tenure as a legal analyst, he provided legal analysis on the nation's most provocative and high profile cases, including the O.J. Simpson civil trial and the Kenneth Starr investigation of the Clinton White House. Toobin received a 2000 Emmy Award for his coverage of the Elian Gonzales custody saga.Toobin remains a staff writer at The New Yorker where he has been covering legal affairs for the magazine since 1993.

Previously, Toobin served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn. He also served as an associate counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh, an experience that provided the basis for his first book, Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer's First Case - United States v. Oliver North.Toobin has written several critically acclaimed, best-selling books including A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal that Nearly Brought Down a President; The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson; and Too Close to Call: The 36-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election. All three books were published by Random House.Toobin earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

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[Steadno]

McBush cant even use a PC or web but hes to select judges for the highest court? KILL ME!

[ubuibiok]

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[writersblock26]

@F1REbomb And your point is...?

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, ForaTv.

[F1REbomb]

Jeffrey Toobin is a fag

[sealhunta]

in the 60's, the supreme court decided to drag the south into the 20th century. There were 7 liberals on the court during L.B. J

[Springin05]

I think you should go back and read the holding from the partial birth abortion cases.

[akvalues]

SOME AMERICANS HATE THE TRUTH!

[shamhax]

ahh personally i'm not for mccain not because he'll be a bad president but because i feel he's not progressive enough. this guy is a quack though pretty much accuse mccain of doing what he is actually doing, dude full of it and pretty much a pro at speculation, ahh free thought ftw.

[AnythingButLA]

He's interpreting. The point is the nod and wink implicit in the speech to those that know and are still chafing from recent judgments (supporting Roe v Wade and daring to suggest we have something to learn from other countries excites outrage in far right), and at the same time purposely obfuscating so it would sail over the head of the majority (repub and dem) who knowing the context, would support those judgments.

[owls001]

The hard left really are poison as you can see in the comments here.

As a UK citizen I suggest you let mcain send roe v wade back to the state level, it would be the best thing that happened to the democratic party and american politics in general which is polluted by this piece of judicial activism. (And just for the record I am pro choice) And do not know who this guy his but I fact checked him on his assertion that the US people strongly support RvW, it seems they dont.