Washington Week with The Atlantic

The Fight to Replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court

24m 02s

The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia threw the government and the 2016 campaign trail into an uproar this week. Senate Republicans immediately vowed to block any nomination put forward by President Obama to succeed the conservative justice. Republicans hoping to succeed the president are hoping to turn November's election into a referendum on the Court.

Aired: 02/18/16

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