Media Advisory: U.S. Supreme Court confirmation vote

April 05, 2022

Media Advisory: U.S. Supreme Court confirmation vote

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has several experts available to assist reporters and news crews with reaction and perspective on the legal and political aspects of the confirmation vote of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson by the U.S. Senate. The confirmation vote is expected this week. The experts’ specialties include political polarization, judicial decision making, constitutional law, presidential politics and more.

Those experts – from the SIU School of Law, Political Science and the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute – with contact information for news media members to arrange for interviews, include:

• Camille Davidson, dean, SIU School of Law, at 618-453-8761 or davidson@siu.edu.
• Benjamin Bricker, associate professor of political science, at 202-664-3873 or brickeb@siu.edu.
• Scott Comparato, associate professor of political science, at 618-453-1154 or scompara@siu.edu.
• John Jackson, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute visiting professor, at 618-303-1240 or jsjacson@siu.edu.
• John T. Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, at 618-453-4009 or shaw@siu.edu.