Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America - Softcover

Bronner, Ethan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140275227X ISBN 13: 9781402752278

Publisher: Union Square Press, 2007

Synopsis

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. The American public, captivated by this struggle for power, weighed in with an unprecedented outpouring of mail and telephone calls to the United States Senate arguing both pro- and con- positions.
Based on scores of interviews with key figures and a shrewd analysis of the issues, then-Boston Globe reporter Ethan Bronner chronicles this engrossing story of a titanic struggle for political power. It features key players such as Senators Joseph Biden and Edward Kennedy, with the latter leading the fight against the appointment using savvy Madison Avenue style strategies; a Justice Department desperate to hold its ground; a shocked White House staff, caught off-guard; and of course Bork himself, who insisted that the process of confirming justices for our nations highest court has been transformed in a way that should not and indeed must not be permitted to occur again.”
Featuring a new epilogue, Where Are They Now?”

About this title

From Library Journal:

Bronner, legal affairs reporter for the Boston Globe , has written an excellent account of Robert Bork's unsuccessful nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The selection of Bork, whose previous judicial decisions restricted the scope of individual liberties, was a central part of the Reagan administration's shift away from 1950s and 1960s approaches to civil rights. Bronner uncovers conflicts in Bork's legal positions and how these disparities led to major controversies in the Senate hearings. The nomination also mobilized an effective grass-roots anti-Bork campaign and caused infighting between the White House and Justice Department. A clear presentation of a legally and politically complex situation. BOMC selection.
- Steve Puro, St. Louis Univ .
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

An immensely important story, and Bronner is to be credited for providing a compelling and sensitive reconstruction of the struggle.” Robert Shogan, Boston Globe
Extremely dramatic history .[A] vital portrait of a political process.” Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times
Compelling .explored with fairness and insight.”     Digby Diehl, Playboy
Thoroughly researched, powerfully written, well-balanced, and scrupulously honest.” Allen Drury, The Washingtonian
A well-crafted and insightful overview of the nomination struggle.” Sanford Levinson, The Nation

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 140275227X
• ISBN 13: 9781402752278
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400