Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Low pay for judges. Chronic vacancies. Excessive workloads. Politicized decisions. Observers have pointed to a variety of troubling trends in the nation’s federal courts. But do they constitute a “crisis”? Kojo examines challenges facing the federal judiciary.
Guests
- Barbara Perry Senior Fellow, University of Louisville; Professor of Government, Sweet Briar College
- Manus Cooney Former Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee (1989-2000); President and Founder, Potomac Counsel LLC
- Jeffrey Rosen Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School; Legal Affairs Editor, The New Republic; Author, "The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America" (Times Books)
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