Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America

Based an scores of interviews with key figures and a shrewd analysis of the issues, Ethan Bronner Chronicles a titanic struggle for political power. President Ronald Reagan's 1987 Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert Bork-who had opposed court expansions in civil and personal rights over the preceding thirty years-unleashed a firestorm. The ensuing "battle for justice" featured such prominent players as Senators Joseph Biden and Edward Kennedy, who both sought to preserve gains from what they saw as the ravages of the radical right; members of the Justice Department trying to undo what they believe had been three decades of liberal constitutional interpretation; a stunned White House staff caught off guard; and Bork himself, a judicial provocateur. This new edition-which includes an epilogue by Bronner titled "Where Are They Now?"-is published to mark the twentieth anniversary of the nomination fight. With the United Stetes never more than a heartbeat or resignation away from another Supreme Court confirmation battle, Bronner's engrossing story remains vitally relevant today. Book jacket.Bronner, Ethan is the author of 'Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America' with ISBN 9780385415491 and ISBN 0385415494.