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Robert Bork dies at 85
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Dec 19, 2012 10:04am |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Author | KEVIN ROBILLARD |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Robert Bork, whose failed nomination to the Supreme Court sparked one of the most contentious appointment battles in American history, died Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. He was 85.
Bork had served as acting Attorney General and as Solicitor General under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed him to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. But Bork only became a household name in 1987, when Reagan tried to promote him to the Supreme Court.
Bork’s nomination was fiercely opposed by Democrats, who saw him as a reactionary who would threaten racial progress and eliminate the line between church and state. Defenders pointed out not a single one of Bork’s earlier rulings had been overturned by the court. |
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