Goodwin partner and Appellate Litigation Practice Co-Chair William Jay discussed the vacancy on the Supreme Court on Slate’s January 7 Amicus podcast episode, And Then There Were Eight.
A Supreme Court advocate and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, Jay discusses Scalia’s legacy, reflecting on the iconic jurist and how the Court has changed without him. Jay also talks about President-elect Donald Trump’s potential nominees for the vacant Supreme Court seat, outlining differences among the jurists reported to be on the short list.
Slate’s Amicus podcast is a program, hosted by court reporter Dahlia Lithwick, that covers U.S. law and the Supreme Court justices who interpret it.