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The committee heard a statement from Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to begin his reopened confirmation hearings. Anita Hill, a former employee under Ju…

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9 to 5 to send the Judge Bork nomination to the Senate with a recommendation that it not consent to the appointment.

The committee begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. Former President Ford, Senators Dole and Danforth, and Congressman Fish pre…

The committee heard testimony from Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas during the first day of his reopened confirmation hearings. Judge Thomas, in his s…

Committee Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee made 10 minutes opening statements on the first day of Judge Souter’s confirmation hearing. Senators Humphrey and Rudman of New Hampshire …

Prior to confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts and Judge Samuel Alito, a compilation of Senate Judiciary hearings on the nomination of Justice Antonin Scalia was shown. Justice Scalia…

Associate Justice William Rehnquist and members of the American Bar Association testified on Justice Rehnquist’s nomination to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Judge Antonin Scalia responded to questions from committee members about his views regarding such topics as federal-state relationships, the Constitution, death penalty, abortion, national s…

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The committee heard testimony from John Doggett in support of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in Judge Clarence Thomas' reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The testimon…

The committee continued to hear testimony from a panel of supporters of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in his reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Witnesses in the seco…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony in support of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas from the second panel of witnesses on the third day of his reopened Supreme Court con…

The committee heard testimony from a panel of supporters of University of Oklahoma Law Professor Anita Hill to begin the third day of the reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings for U.S…

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued to hear testimony from U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in his reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Judge Thomas continued to res…

The committee continued questioning of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in his reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. He responded to charges from University of Oklahoma La…

Following a break, Professor Anita Hill continued answering questions from senators.

The United States Senate met for Morning Business. They also discussed the Gatt Trade Agreement.

The U.S. Senate conducted its' daily business including debate on a Campaign Finance Bill.

Health care reform and defense appropriations are the main debate topics in this session of the U.S. Senate.

The U.S. Senate met and resumed consideration of H.R. 4624, making appropriations for the ·Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agenc…