On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices
- Written by Calvin Schermerhorn, Professor of History, Arizona State University
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sept. 27, 2018.AP/pool image, Michael ReynoldsFar from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of similarly politicized confirmations in U.S. history.
Those conflicts, which...
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