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Jeffrey Toobin On The Supreme Court In The Obama Era

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Despite their political differences, the young and ambitious Harvard Law graduates and Harvard Law Review alumni President Obama and Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts share many similarities. We talk with Jeffrey Toobin, author of the new book “The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court,” about the battles and truces between America's judicial and executive branches – from inauguration day to the recent Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act.

Also this hour, we listen back to our conversation with American blues guitar legend Buddy Guy. His new book about his life in music is "When I Left Home."