The character of justice rhetoric, law , and politics in the Supreme Court confirmation process - Parry-Giles, Trevor, 1963-; American Council of Learned Societies (East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2006)
Character, the constitution, and the Supreme Court confirmation proc ess -- For the soul of the Supreme Court : the 1916 nomination of Louis D. Brandeis -- From property rights to human rights : the Hughes and P arker nominations of 1930 -- The character of civil rights : the Thurgo od Marshall nomination -- Nixon's southern strategy and the Haynsworth/ Carswell nominations -- Bork's America : Supreme Court confirmations as political spectacle -- The future of Supreme Court confirmations : bey ond Bork.
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Keywords: United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Select ion and appointment -- History; Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States -- History; Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History