Trump’s SCOTUS Pick and What’s at Stake for Civil Rights

On July 9, Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, to fill Justice Kennedy’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge Kavanaugh’s views pose a real threat to our nation’s core principles of equality and freedom for all.

LeGaL, the LGBT Bar of New York assembled a rockstar panel for this podcast to discuss Trump's SCOTUS pick and what's at stake for civil rights.

Panelists:

 

Shannon Minter , Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights

Leslie Proll , Civil Rights lawyer, advising NAACP on judicial nominations

Keith Thirion , Director of Outreach, Alliance for Justice

Eric Lesh , Executive Director of LeGaL, LGBT Bar of NY

Sanaa Abrar, Advocacy Director, United We Dream

Matry Rouse, National Field Director, HRC