Who Is Sri Srinivasan, Obama's "Supreme Court Nominee in Waiting"? - I'll pass

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It's understandable that liberals might look skeptically at Srinivasan. In 2010, Srinivasan unsuccessfully tried to convince the Supreme Court to grant a new trial for Enron president Jeffrey Skilling, who was convicted in connection with one of the most significant financial fraud scandals in recent history. Srinivasan also successfully represented a newspaper publisher that fired its employees for using their union to attempt to pressure the paper to reverse what the employees saw as biased interference in their reporting. The DC Circuit hears a lot of labor and regulatory cases, so the fact that Srinivasan has defended corporate clients against unions and plaintiffs alleging human rights abuses might cause some liberal groups anxiety. But they are keeping quiet, possibly because they view his nomination to the DC Circuit as a done deal or because they trust the administration's judgment. The DC Circuit also skews so conservative that even if Srinivasan is more moderate than liberals might want, he would still offer some ideological balance.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/04/who-sri-srinivasan-supreme-court

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1. "No we can't! No we can't!"

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2. 97-0 confirmed for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals (May 23, 2013)

Senator Sanders of Vermont: Yea.

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2013/5/23/senate-section/article/S3809-2

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3. Just another example of Bernie supporting Obama.

That's all. Doesn't look like a Sanders SCOTUS appointee.