Indecision 2008: NYU Press Edition

Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., co-editor of From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State and the forthcoming When Law Fails, made an appearance last night on Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2008” presidential election coverage. A Harvard Law professor, Ogletree served as mentor to both Barack and Michelle Obama during their time at Harvard Law School and has been associated with the Obama’s for nearly twenty-five years. In the clip below, watch Ogletree hold his own against Comedy Central heavyweights John Stewart and Stephen Colbert as they discuss Barack and Michelle’s unprecedented run for the White House.