Confirmation bias: inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh
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The embodiment of American conservative thought and jurisprudence, Antonin Scalia cast an expansive shadow over the Supreme Court for three decades. His unexpected death in February 2016 created a vacancy that precipitated a pitched political fight. That battle would not only change the tilt of the court, but the course of American history. It would help decide a presidential election, fundamentally alter longstanding protocols of the United States Senate, and transform the Supreme Court--which has long held itself as a neutral arbiter above politics--into another branch of the federal government riven by partisanship. In an unprecedented move, the Republican-controlled Senate, led by majority leader, Mitch McConnell, refused to give Democratic President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, a confirmation hearing. Not one Republican in the Senate would meet with him. Scalia's seat would be held open until Donald Trump's nominee, Neil M. Gorsuch, was confirmed in April 2017. Carl Hulse has spent more than thirty years covering the machinations of the beltway. In Confirmation Bias he tells the story of this history-making battle to control the Supreme Court through exclusive interviews with McConnell, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and other top officials, Trump campaign operatives, court activists, and legal scholars, as well as never-before-reported details and developments. Richly textured and deeply informative, Confirmation Bias provides much-needed context, revisiting the judicial wars of the past two decades to show how those conflicts have led to our current polarization. He examines the politicization of the federal bench and the implications for public confidence in the courts, and takes us behind the scenes to explore how many long-held democratic norms and entrenched, bipartisan procedures have been erased across all three branches of government.--
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History
Judges
Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States
Officials and employees
Political Science
Politics and government
Selection and appointment
Twenty-first century
United States
United States -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
United States. -- Supreme Court -- History -- 21st century
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment
History
Judges
Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States
Officials and employees
Political Science
Politics and government
Selection and appointment
Twenty-first century
United States
United States -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
United States. -- Supreme Court -- History -- 21st century
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment
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Confirmation bias : inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh
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Confirmation Bias : Inside Washington's War Over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's Death to Justice Kavanaugh [electronic resource] / Carl Hulse
Confirmation bias : inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh / Carl Hulse
Confirmation bias : inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh / Carl Hulse
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