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: The GavelFun Supreme Court Read of the Day
By Charlie Hall
Who was the first president to have a Supreme Court nomination slapped down by the Senate? (Hint: think “Father of Our Country.”
In one of the most enjoyable reads inspired by the new Supreme Court vacancy, Time magazine has a pictorial survey of its top 10 “bench battles.” In addition to famous battles involving Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas, it retells the long-forgotten fights against John Rutledge, left, who participated in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and renowned Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.
The article makes clear that while modern Supreme Court fights have created entrenched groups with unprecedented financial muscle, fights over court selection are anything but new.
Full post as published by The Gavel on May 27, 2009 (boomark / email).
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