A roundtable discussion at Vanderbilt on Monday, May 2, will explore the U.S. Supreme Court’s current vacancy and the controversy surrounding the nomination of a new justice. Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host the event, “Battle Supreme: Politics, the Law and an Open Seat on the Nation’s Highest Court.” He will be joined by Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial correspondent and author; Jeffrey Toobin, CNN senior legal analyst and New Yorker staff writer; Audrey Anderson, Vanderbilt University general counsel and former Department of Homeland Security deputy general counsel; and Jon Meacham, Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
PLEASE NOTE: Video recording, audio recording and still photography are restricted to the first three minutes of the lecture. No flash photography is permitted.
WHAT: Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Andrew Napolitano, Jeffrey Toobin, Jon Meacham and Audrey Anderson discuss U.S. Supreme Court vacancy
WHEN: Monday, May 2, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at approximately 6:15 p.m.
WHERE: Langford Auditorium, near Medical Center Drive on the Vanderbilt campus. Parking will be available on the rooftop level of the 25th Avenue Garage, located near the intersection of 25th and Highland avenues. Please use the 25th Avenue entrance to the garage.
Media who plan to attend the lecture are asked to contact Kara Furlong at (615) 322-NEWS in advance.