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The United States Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork.
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Is it true that the United States Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork?
Yes. Historical records and reference sources clearly confirm that the United States Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987.
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States that Anthony Kennedy was nominated after Robert Bork was rejected by the Senate.
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PLOS (all journals): The consistency of Federalist Society-affiliated U.S. supreme court justices. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329692
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Notes that Ronald Reagan nominated Robert Bork as a controversial Supreme Court nominee.
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OpenStax: OpenStax American Government 3e: 13.3 The Federal Court System. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/american-government-3e/pages/3f70a13f-b0ee-4352-85ca-133d1163e1f0@
Details that the Senate rejected Robert Bork's nomination by a vote of 42-58 in 1987.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bork_Supreme_Court_nomination
Mentions the Judiciary Committee handling Robert Bork's Supreme Court choice.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Joe Biden. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
States that Bork was nominated by Ronald Reagan and rejected by the Senate.
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Wikiversity: Wikiversity: NAU-POS254-Modern liberalism and conservatism. (n.d.). Wikiversity. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/NAU-POS254-Modern_liberalism_and_conservatism
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