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…
Bork Nomination Day 9, Part 3
1987-09-25T22:54:53-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/b70/010176-m.jpgFormer secretary of education (1979-81) and former Federal Judge Hufstedler testified in opposition to the nomination. She maintained that the Supreme Court is in need of a moderator, like Justice Lewis Powell. She said that Judge Bork, although he had been compared to Powell, is not a moderator.Professor Babcock, a scholar in gender discrimination, commented, “Judge Bork’s rhetoric is 15 years behind the times on women’s rights.” Professor Law focused on Bork’s views of the Fourteenth Amendment and questioned whether he had “demonstrated sensitivity to the grand constitutional values of liberty and equality.”
Former secretary of education (1979-81) and former Federal Judge Hufstedler testified in opposition to the nomination. She maintained that the Supreme Court is in need of a… read more
Bork Nomination Day 9, Part 3 Former secretary of education (1979-81) and former Federal Judge Hufstedler testified in opposition to the nomination. She maintained that the Supreme Court is in need of a moderator, like Justice Lewis Powell. She said that Judge Bork, although he had been compared to Powell, is not a moderator.
Professor Babcock, a scholar in gender discrimination, commented, “Judge Bork’s rhetoric is 15 years behind the times on women’s rights.” Professor Law focused on Bork’s views of the Fourteenth Amendment and questioned whether he had “demonstrated sensitivity to the grand constitutional values of liberty and equality.” close
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- Barbara Allen Babcock Professor Stanford University->Law School
- Shirley Hufstedler Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Ninth Circuit
- Sylvia Law Professor New York University School of Law
- Wendy Webster Williams Professor Georgetown University Law Center
- Joe Biden Jr. U.S. Senator [D] Delaware
- Dennis DeConcini U.S. Senator [D] Arizona
- Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
- Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
- Howell T. Heflin U.S. Senator [D] Alabama
- Gordon J. Humphrey U.S. Senator [R] New Hampshire
- Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
- Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
- Alan K. Simpson U.S. Senator [R] Wyoming
- Arlen Specter U.S. Senator [R] Pennsylvania
- Strom Thurmond U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina
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