![]() ![]() (Click on link at right for Toobin’s comments.) Jeffrey Toobin delivers the Joseph M. ![]() John McCain is doing well in this year’s campaign because of his character and strong political skills. Toobin said that the Democratic party is currently better aligned with voter’s opinions on many issues, including the War in Iraq, the economy and healthcare, but said that Republican Sen. ![]() He says the resulting appointments will be fundamental in shaping the court’s opinions for decades to come. He predicted that the next president will have the opportunity to make multiple appointments to the Supreme Court because three of the court’s most liberal justices are likely to step down in coming years. (Click on link at right for Toobin’s comments.)Īs both an analyst for CNN and a staff writer for The New Yorker, Toobin is one of the country’s most esteemed experts on the intersection of politics, media and the law. He argued that the court became more liberal, mostly as a result of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s dissatisfaction with policies of the Bush administration. Supreme Court changed following its Bush-Gore presidential recount decision. Toobin drew on his research from his bestseller, “Too Close to Call: The 36-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election,” to discuss the ways that the U.S. Toobin began his lecture by congratulating faculty, staff and students for creating the law school and achieving ABA accreditation, calling Elon Law a “remarkable achievement.” ![]()
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