David Van Taylor, Judicial Confirmation Wars

July 2, 2012

UPDATE: David Van Taylor (@docudvt), producer and director of Advise and Dissent: where the Supreme Court and politics collide, joins Sam.  His riveting documentary takes a behind the scenes look at the selection process for supreme court justices, specifically Roberts, Miers and Alito.  Van Taylor is also Vice President of Lumiere Productions.  And Sam gets a surprise call from “Sen. Kathy Janeane Garofalo Harris“. Click thru to see the film’s trailer, find links and updates. Use this post as today’s thread.

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