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This episode discusses the political maneuvers surrounding judicial nominations during the Iraq War and the rise of the conservative legal movement.

As President George W. Bush declares “Mission Accomplished” in the Iraq War, his administration wages a different war with swing-state senators defying his judicial nominees. Operatives like Leonard Leo and Brett Kavanaugh seize the moment to try to dramatically shift the balance of the Supreme Court. But when Bush goes off script and nominates a trusted legal aide for a Supreme Court vacancy, the conservative legal movement launches an insurgency. This is part two of our story about the creation of the Roberts Court. Get ad-free Master Plan episodes by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content, and support this show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: David Sirota

Topics covered

• Iraq War
• judicial nominees
• Supreme Court
• conservative legal movement
• political insurgency

Keywords

• Iraq War
• judicial nominees
• Supreme Court
• George W. Bush
• conservative movement

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Organizations: Roberts Court

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