The Volokh Conspiracy

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Crime

Former Obama White House counsel would have advised blocking Scalia's replacement if tables had been turned

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Then-White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler in October 2013. (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press)

So reports Prof. Josh Blackman:

NPR's Justice Department reporter (and panel moderator) Carrie Johnson acknowledges this:

(The remarks came at an American Bar Association panel discussion, reports fellow panelist Ed Whelan (National Review).)