Royal Oakes Talks With ABC News Radio About Justice Scalia's Career and Impact
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Feb 15, 2016
Royal F. Oakes was interviewed on ABC News Radio on February 14, 2016, about the career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and the impact on the high court of the jurist’s passing. Among other subjects, Mr. Oakes addressed the intersection of legal and political issues bearing on the controversial subject of filling a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in the final year of a presidential term.
Mr. Oakes has extensive trial and appellate practice in the fields of insurance, employment, and general business law. He has litigated hundreds of cases in the areas of bad faith law and unfair business practices.
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