Laurence Lessig clerked for Antonin Scalia and was liked despite his liberal positions. Framed as a tribute to the memory of Scalia, it would be more difficult for the Republican Senate to block him. Also, he is one of the most vocal legal proponents of Campaign Finance Reform and would work tirelessly on overturning Citizen's United.
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