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Opinion
GOP Opposition to Judicial Nominations: What’s the Precedent?
June 13, 2013, Sarah A. Binder
As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for hearings on President Obama's nominees for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sarah Binder tracks the history of confirmation processes to discern whether the GOP’s mounting opposition to the nominees has precedent.