Bork Supreme Court nomination
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court nomination
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| gptkbp:hearingEndDate |
October 14, 1987
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| gptkbp:hearingStartDate |
September 15, 1987
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bork Supreme Court nomination
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| gptkbp:impact |
Term 'to bork' entered political lexicon
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States_Senate
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| gptkbp:nominatedFor |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Robert_Bork |
| gptkbp:nominationDate |
July 1, 1987
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| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkb:Ted_Kennedy |
| gptkbp:notableSupporter |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Orrin_Hatch |
| gptkbp:position |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
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| gptkbp:reasonForRejection |
Concerns over civil rights and privacy
Concerns over judicial philosophy |
| gptkbp:result |
Rejected by Senate
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| gptkbp:SenateVote |
42-58
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| gptkbp:successorNominee |
gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
Douglas H. Ginsburg |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_Heron_Bork
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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