For a process that has been with us for more than 120 nominees and that predated the rejection of George Washington’s appointee John Rutledge in 1795, the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justice candidates are surprisingly open to interpretation and spin. Even before President George W. Bush announces a nominee to succeed retiring Justice […]
Jack Doppelt
Jack C. Doppelt is editor and publisher of On the Docket, co-author of Nonvoters: America's No-Shows, and professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.