Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court nomination
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
term 'to bork' meaning to systematically obstruct a nominee through vilification
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| gptkbp:nominatedFor |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Robert_Bork Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
| gptkbp:nominationDate |
July 1, 1987
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| 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.
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Judiciary Committee hearings
Senate confirmation process constitutional originalism judicial philosophy debate precedent for future nominations |
| gptkbp:SenateVoteDate |
October 23, 1987
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| gptkbp:SenateVoteResult |
Rejected
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| gptkbp:SenateVoteTally |
42-58
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| gptkbp:subjectOf |
public controversy
extensive media coverage |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
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| gptkbp:supportedBy |
conservative groups
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_People_Rising:_The_Campaign_Against_the_Bork_Nomination
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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