Bork Nomination Day 9, Part 4
A panel of professors testified in favor of the nomination. Professor McDonald compared Judge Bork to the “great justices of the past” and f… read more
A panel of professors testified in favor of the nomination. Professor McDonald compared Judge Bork to the “great justices of the past” and found Bork to be of high qualification and mainstream thinking. Professor Priest touched on the separation of Bork’s roles, from scholar to judge to justice. Professor Simon, a Yale law school colleague of Bork, and the other witnesses also supported the nomination. close
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