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Reagan Nominates Bork to Supreme Court Bench
President Ronald Reagan announced his plan to nominate Robert Bork to replace retiring Justice Lewis F. Powell. Bork, a Yale Law School professor and federal appellate judge, champions judicial restraint and has criticized expanding constitutional rights. He gained notoriety for his role in the 1973 Watergate era resignations and later defended his actions.
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