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Scalia's Confirmation Hearings and the Changing Nature of Supreme Court Confirmations
This chapter compares Antonin Scalia's confirmation hearings in 1986 to today's hearings, discusses his original hearing in 1971, and highlights the similarities and differences between confirmation processes throughout history. It also emphasizes the rejection of Robert Bork as a turning point in the increased hostility of Supreme Court confirmation processes.