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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The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left.
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Everybody else I've talked to ranges between disapproval and outrage.
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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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confirm a nominee with no visible judicial philosophy who lacks the basic skills of persuasive argument and clear writing.
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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
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Without adherence to the original understanding, even the actual Bill of Rights could be pared or eliminated. It is asserted nonetheless, and sometimes on high authority, that the judicial philosophy of original understanding is fatally defective in any number of respects.
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We all have to have some sympathy for her.
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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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The conventional wisdom right now is that John Roberts will be confirmed just as the conventional wisdom in 1987 going into the hearings was that Robert Bork would be confirmed, ... You never know what's going to happen at a hearing. I think that's been demonstrated time and again.
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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.