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Battle for justice : how the Bork nomination shook America / Ethan Bronner.
- Title
- Battle for justice : how the Bork nomination shook America / Ethan Bronner.
- Author
- Bronner, Ethan.
- Publication
- New York : Union Square Press, c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | KF8742 .B74 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 390 p., 16 p. of plates; 23 cm.
- Summary
- When President Reagan nominated Robert Bork to the Supreme Court, it was the spark that fueled a months-long firestorm during which liberals and conservatives battled fiercely over Reagan's choice, each trying to gain control of the nation's judicial future.
- Subjects
- Note
- "With a new epilogue by the author."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-373) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The most powerful man in America -- High stakes -- Levity and ferocity -- Public figure -- Advice and dissent -- Self-made men -- Raw meat -- Let's not ballyhoo it -- The main event -- Missed opportunities -- Confirmation conversion -- Intellectual feast -- Determined to be heard -- "... How many are my foes!" -- Endgame -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: "Where are they now?"
- ISBN
- 9781402752278
- 140275227X
- LCCN
- ^^2007041444
- OCLC
- 170956517
- SCSB-10485978
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library