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Ervin Steps up as Senate's Strict Constructionist Questioning Fortas
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. dominates Judiciary Committee hearings on Fortas and Thornberry, using sharp legal scrutiny to challenge constitutional change by the Supreme Court. He defends state poll taxes though noting abolition elsewhere, and proposes a constitutional amendment creating a 50 state tribunal to nominate Supreme Court candidates.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
North Carolina
Ervin
Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
President Johnson
Abe Fortas
Homer Thornberry
North Carolina Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Earl Warren
Thornberry
Texas
Virginia
Iato
Southern
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Christopher
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont