Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Bork_Supreme_Court_nomination
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_nomination
gptkbp:ledTo term 'to bork' meaning to systematically obstruct a nominee through vilification
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Robert_Bork
gptkbp:nominationDate July 1, 1987
gptkbp:notableFor highly contentious confirmation process
influential in shaping future Supreme Court nominations
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
civil rights groups
women's rights groups
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkbp:relatedTo Judiciary Committee hearings
Senate confirmation process
constitutional originalism
judicial philosophy debate
precedent for future nominations
gptkbp:SenateVoteDate October 23, 1987
gptkbp:SenateVoteResult Rejected
gptkbp:SenateVoteTally 42-58
gptkbp:subjectOf public controversy
extensive media coverage
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkbp:supportedBy conservative groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_People_Rising:_The_Campaign_Against_the_Bork_Nomination
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
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