From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 672: President Obama recently set up a political showdown with U.S. Senate Republicans by nominating U.S. Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate GOP has said it will not consider Garland’s nomination. During a recent visit to Raleigh for a Federalist Society speech, law professor Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law spoke with Carolina Journal Radio about key factors driving the debate over the latest U.S. Supreme Court appointment.