Robert Bork
Robert Bork
Robert Heron Borkwas an American legal scholar who advocated the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork served as a Yale Law School professor, Solicitor General, Acting Attorney General, and a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 March 1927
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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confirm a nominee with no visible judicial philosophy who lacks the basic skills of persuasive argument and clear writing.
I think it was appropriate for her to withdraw.
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a constitutional right . . . and once homosexuality is defined as a constitutional right, there is nothing the states can do about it, nothing the people can do about it.
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We all have to have some sympathy for her.
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attest to the vital importance of candor and confidentiality in the solicitor general's decision-making process.
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Consumers will benefit from multiple sources of innovation,
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Everybody else I've talked to ranges between disapproval and outrage.
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The opposition reflected the polarization that existed in this country.
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It's a little late to develop a constitutional philosophy or begin to work it out when you're on the court already,
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This begins to demystify the presidency, and I'm not sure that's all bad.
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the most prominent and intellectually powerful advocate of judicial restraint.
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Once the justices depart, as most of them have, from the original understanding of the principles of the Constitution, they lack any guidance other than their own attempts at moral philosophy, a task for which they have not even minimal skills. Yet when it rules in the name of the Constitution, whether it rules truly or not, the Court is the most powerful branch of government in domestic policy. The combination of absolute power, disdain for the historic Constitution, and philosophical incompetence is lethal.
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Only 1.5 Percent of Law Professors Sign Letter Opposing Roberts.
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My guess would be he will not participate in creating new constitutional rights