Longtime New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse explains that the nature of confirmation hearings is the product of a particular time. Our current acrimonious hearings aren’t a progression that started with Robert Bork’s nomination, but rather a direct result of the NRA’s decision to score Congress on their votes. She spoke at a Zócalo event, “How High Is The High Court?”
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This was originally published by Zócalo Public Square on March 15, 2013.
