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The New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin discusses the pressure that exists to add women and people of color to the Supreme Court. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for The New York Times, explains what "The Jazz Ear" means.
Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey Toobin
Author predicts which Supreme Court justices are likely to retire, who Obama might pick and what the court will look like after the choices have been made. (3:00)
Full interview. (11:04)
As a broadcast legal analyst and New Yorker staff writer, Jeffrey Toobin has covered many high-profile cases, including the trials of Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson. In ‘00, he received an Emmy for his coverage of the Elián González custody case. He's also written several critically acclaimed books, including Too Close to Call, on the '00 election, and The Nine, on the complex dynamic of the Supreme Court. A Harvard-trained attorney, Toobin once served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn.
Ben Ratliff
Ben Ratliff
Jazz critic describes the current state of jazz after the loss of so many icons and explains what is needed for it to survive. (2:48)
Full interview. (11:57)
Ben Ratliff has been a jazz critic at The New York Times since '96. The Manhattan-based writer has also penned several books on the genre, including The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz, Jazz: A Critics Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings and Coltrane, which was described as the book to read about genius, talent and influence in the post-modern age. His latest work is The Jazz Ear, for which he sat down with 15 living legends to discuss recordings by the musicians who most influenced them.