What Happens Behind The Scenes Of Nominating A Supreme Court Justice?

What Happens Behind The Scenes Of Nominating A Supreme Court Justice?

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What happens behind the scenes as a president gets ready to name a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court? NPR’s Ari Shapiro gets some insight from C. Boyden Gray, who served as White House counsel during the administration of George H. W. Bush when Justices David Souter and Clarence Thomas were nominated.

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