Failed SCOTUS Nominations Go Back to George Washington

Failed SCOTUS Nominations Go Back to George Washington
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President Trump's Supreme Court pick could replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring. But as history shows, just because a president nominates a justice doesn't mean they'll always make it to the court.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson takes a look back at failed Supreme Court nominations with Ed Ayers (@edward_l_ayers) and Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755), co-hosts of the podcast "BackStory," which is produced at Virginia Humanities.

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