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

Bronner, Ethan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393026906 ISBN 13: 9780393026900

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1989

Synopsis

Discusses the controversy surrounding Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court, explains why he was defeated, and examines the political implications of the case

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: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0393026906
• ISBN 13: 9780393026900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400