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SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: VANDERBILT EXPERTS
Nomination of Samuel Alito to Supreme Court: Suzanna Sherry, Cal Turner Professor of Law and Leadership at Vanderbilt Law School, is available to discuss the qualities that make a good justice and how the Senate should seek to evaluate those qualities during its evaluation of Samuel Alito. She can also discuss the effect the appointment of John Roberts as Chief Justice has had on the makeup of the Supreme Court and what difference it will make now that the high court has only one female member.
Sherry is considered one of the top scholars in the field of constitutional law and the Supreme Court. She also is author of “The Gender of Judges.” Sherry often is asked to provide federal district and court of appeals judges with a review of recently completed U.S. Supreme Court terms. To interview Sherry, call 615-322-2706.
Politics of Presidential Appointment to Court: Stefanie Lindquist, associate professor of law and political science, can discuss the politics surrounding judicial appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lindquist has written or co-written numerous articles and made presentations including “The Impact of Presidential Appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court”; “Not the Whole Story: The Impact of the Justices’ Values on Supreme Court Decision Making”; “Weakening the Ties that Bind: Cohesive and Divisive Voting within Presidential Blocs on the U.S. Supreme Court”; and “Judicial Review in the Rehnquist Court: Explaining Justices’ Responses to Constitutional Challenges.” She is working on an article about judicial activism in the Supreme Court. To interview Lindquist, call (615) 322-2706.
Media contact: Susanne Hicks, (615) 322-NEWS
Susanne.hicks@vanderbilt.edu