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Why Bork nomination failed to reach the Supreme Court
A detailed account of the failed Bork confirmation showing a united liberal opposition and a weakened White House effort. It highlights Democratic and civil rights mobilization, key senators opposition, and the strategic shift that political allies say doomed the nomination.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Robert H. Bork
Federal
Equal Justice
Bork
Senate
Reagan
Yale
United States
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Tom Korologos
White House
Charles Grassley
Ron
Nancy
Jerry Berman
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Berman
Joseph R. Biden, Jr
Delaware
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Ohio
Boston Globe
Kennedy
South
Ernest Morial
New Orleans
Sidney Barthelemy
Richard Arrington
Birmingham
Johnny Ford
Tuskegee
Joseph Reed
Alabama Democratic Conference
Joseph Lowery
Hyatt Hotel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Globe
SCLC
Lowery
America
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
ACLU
Ralph Neas
Neas
Neal
Ollie North
Barbara Jordan
Texas
Ms. Jordan
Alan Cranston
California
Berk
Korologos
Christian Voice
Judge Bork
Grant