The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees (Interpreting American Politics)
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ISBN: 0801851025 / Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, August 1995
Maltese (political science, U. of Georgia) traces the evolution of the contentious confirmation proc...
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Maltese (political science, U. of Georgia) traces the evolution of the contentious confirmation process for Supreme Court nominees, from the second half of the 19th century to the present, discussing the rise of organized interest groups and their influence, the role of public opinion, televised hearings, and the defeat of nominees John J. Parker and Clement Haynsworth, as well as the recent nomination of Stephen Breyer. For general readers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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