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Article: Reagan Nominates Appeals Judge Bork to Supreme Court; Fierce Confirmation Battle Over Conservative Expected
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- The Washington Post
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- July 2, 1987
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President Reagan nominated conservative U.S. Appeals Court Judge
Robert H. Bork yesterday to fill a crucial vacancy on the Supreme
Court, touching off what is expected to be a fierce confirmation
battle over a selection that could determine the ideological
direction of the court for years after Reagan leaves office.
With Bork standing by his side in the White House briefing room,
Reagan said, "Judge Bork, widely regarded as the most prominent and
intellectually powerful advocate of judicial restraint, shares my
view that judges' personal preferences and values should not be part
of their constitutional interpretations."
Democratic liberals signaled their opposition to the nomination ...