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Robert Heron Bork
Robert Bork
In office
June 1973 – January 20, 1977
President Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded by Erwin Griswold
Succeeded by Wade H. McCree
In office
October 20, 1973 – December 17, 1973
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by Elliot Richardson
Succeeded by William B. Saxbe
In office
1982 – 1988
Nominated by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Carl E. The United States Solicitor General is the individual appointed to argue for the Government of the United States in front of the Supreme Court of the United States Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President Erwin Nathaniel Griswold ( July 14 1904 &ndash November 19 1994) was one of the great appellate attorneys of his time and argued more cases than Wade Hampton McCree Jr ( July 3, 1920 &ndash August 30, 1987) was the first African American Judge appointed to The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Elliot Lee Richardson ( July 20, 1920 &ndash December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet William Bart Saxbe (born June 24, 1916) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as a U A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D McGowan
Succeeded by Clarence Thomas
Born March 1, 1927 (1927-03-01) (age 81)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spouse Claire Davidson (deceased)
Mary Ellen Pohl
Alma mater University of Chicago
Religion Roman Catholic

Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927) is a conservative American legal scholar who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bork formerly served as Solicitor General, acting Attorney General, and judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The United States Solicitor General is the individual appointed to argue for the Government of the United States in front of the Supreme Court of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D In 1987, he was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, but the Senate rejected his nomination. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Bork had more success as an antitrust scholar, where his once-idiosyncratic view that antitrust law should focus on maximizing consumer welfare has come to dominate American legal thinking on the subject. Currently, Bork is a lawyer, law professor, and best-selling author.

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Advocacy of originalism

Bork is best known for his theory that the only way to reconcile the role of the judiciary in American government against what he terms the "Madisonian" or "counter-majoritarian" dilemma of the judiciary making law without popular approval is for constitutional adjudication to be guided by the Framers' original understanding of the United States Constitution. James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Reiterating that it is a court's task to adjudicate and not to "legislate from the bench," he has advocated that judges exercise restraint in deciding cases, emphasizing that the role of the courts is to frame "neutral principles" (a term borrowed from Herbert Wechsler) and not simply ad hoc pronouncements or subjective value judgments. Herbert Wechsler (1909–2000 was a legal scholar and former director of the American Law Institute (ALI

Bork built on the influential critiques of the Warren Court authored by Alexander Bickel, who criticized the Supreme Court under Warren for shoddy and inconsistent reasoning, undue activism, and misuse of historical materials. The Warren Court (1953-1969 represents a period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States that was marked by one of the starkest and most dramatic Alexander Mordecai Bickel ( December 17 1924 – November 8 1974) was a law professor and expert on the United States Constitution. Bork's critique was harder-edged than Bickel's, however, and he has written, "We are increasingly governed not by law or elected representatives but by an unelected, unrepresentative, unaccountable committee of lawyers applying no will but their own. " Bork's writings have influenced the opinions of conservative judges such as Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and former Chief Justice William Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court, and sparked a vigorous debate within legal academia about how the constitution is to be interpreted. This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. (born March 11, 1936) is an American Jurist and the second most senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1 1924 – September 3 2005 was an American lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.

Early career and family

Bork was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern His father was Harry Philip Bork (1897-1974), a steel company purchasing agent, and his mother was the former Elisabeth Kunkle (1898-2004), a schoolteacher. He married Claire Davidson in 1952. She died of cancer in 1980. They had a daughter, Ellen, and two sons, Robert and Charles.

In 1982 he married Mary Ellen Pohl, a former Roman Catholic religious sister, who went on to become a Roman Catholic activist and member of the Board of the Catholic Campaign for America. A Nun is a Woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life The Catholic Campaign for America (CCA is a Roman Catholic activist organization founded in 1989 by Thomas V

Bork earned bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Chicago, where he served on law review and became a brother of the international social fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, and University of Chicago Law School. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The University of Chicago Law Review is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Law School and was founded in 1933 Origins of Phi Gamma Delta Historical sketch of Jefferson College In 1803 only a small percentage of Americans attended college The University of Chicago Law School, having recently celebrated its centennial in the 2002-2003 school year has established itself as a high profile part of the University of After a period of service in the United States Marine Corps, Bork began as a lawyer in private practice in 1954 and then was a professor at Yale Law School from 1962 to 1975 and 1977 to 1981. Among his students during this time was a future U.S. President, Bill Clinton, and a future Senator, Hillary Rodham. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from

Antitrust scholar

At Yale, he was best known for writing The Antitrust Paradox, a book in which he argued that consumers were often beneficiaries of corporate mergers, and that many then-current readings of the antitrust laws were economically irrational and hurt consumers. The Antitrust Paradox is a 1978 book by Robert Bork that criticized the state of United States antitrust law in the 1970s Consumers refers to individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy. Bork's writings on antitrust law, along with those of Richard Posner and other law and economics and Chicago School thinkers, were heavily influential in causing a shift in the U. Richard Allen Posner (born January 11 1939 in New York City) is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago Law and Economics, or economic analysis of law is an approach to Legal theory that applies methods of Economics to law S. Supreme Court's approach to antitrust laws since the 1970s.

Term as Solicitor General

Bork served as Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1972 to 1977, except for 1973 to 1974 when he served as acting Attorney General of the United States. The United States Solicitor General is the individual appointed to argue for the Government of the United States in front of the Supreme Court of the United States For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement As Solicitor General, Bork argued several high profile cases before the Supreme Court in the 1970s, including 1974's Milliken v. Bradley, where Bork's brief in support of the State of Michigan was influential among the justices. Milliken v Bradley, 418 US 717 ( 1974) was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the planned Desegregation busing Chief Justice Warren Burger called Bork the most effective counsel to appear before the Court during his tenure. Warren Earl Burger ( September 17 1907 – June 25 1995) was Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 Also, Bork hired many young attorneys as Assistants who went on to have remarkable careers, including Judges Danny Boggs, Frank H. Easterbrook and Robert Reich, who went on to become President Clinton's Secretary of Labor. Danny Julian Boggs (born October 23, 1944 in Havana, Cuba) is the Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born 1948 is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician academic writer and political commentator "Secretary of Labor" redirects here See also Secretary of Labor (Mexico.

Term as acting Attorney General and the Saturday Night Massacre

Bork served as acting Attorney General of the United States from 1973 to 1974. As acting Attorney General, he is known for carrying out U. S. President Richard Nixon's order to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox following Cox's request for tapes of Oval Office conversations. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Archibald Cox Jr, ( May 17, 1912 &ndash May 29, 2004) was an American Lawyer who served as U The firing incident is known as the "Saturday Night Massacre. The "Saturday Night Massacre" was the term given by political commentators to U " Nixon's Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Richardson's Deputy Attorney General, William Ruckelshaus, considered the order "fundamentally wrong"[1] and resigned rather than carry it out. Elliot Lee Richardson ( July 20, 1920 &ndash December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet William Doyle Ruckelshaus (born July 24, 1932 in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American attorney and civil servant Bork believed that Nixon's order to fire Cox was valid and appropriate, but considered resigning to avoid being "perceived as a man who did the President's bidding to save my job"; Richardson and Ruckelshaus told Bork he should not because of the damage a chain of resignations could cause the Department of Justice. [2] Bork became acting head of the United States Department of Justice, and Nixon reiterated his order to fire Cox. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Bork complied with Nixon's order and fired Cox. He subsequently resumed his duties as Solicitor General.

D. C. Circuit

Bork was a circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit between 1982 and 1988. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D He was nominated by President Reagan on December 7, 1981, was confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1982, and received his commission on February 9, 1982. One of his most significant opinions while on the D. C. Circuit was Dronenburg v. Zech, 741 F. 2d 1388, decided in 1984. This case involved James L. Dronenburg, a sailor who had been administratively discharged from the Navy for engaging in homosexual conduct. Dronenburg argued that his discharge violated his right to privacy. This argument was rejected in an opinion by Bork, in which he criticized the cases in which the Supreme Court had enunciated a right to privacy.

Supreme Court nomination

Bork (right) with President Ronald Reagan, 1987
Bork (right) with President Ronald Reagan, 1987

Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell was a moderate, and even before his expected retirement on June 27, 1987, Senate Democrats had asked liberal leaders to form "a solid phalanx" to oppose whoever President Ronald Reagan nominated to replace him, assuming it would tilt the court rightward; Democrats warned Reagan there would be a fight. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Notable people with the name Lewis Powell include Lewis Franklin Powell Jr [3] Reagan nominated Bork for the seat on July 1, 1987.

Within 45 minutes of Bork's nomination to the Court, Ted Kennedy (D-MA) took to the Senate floor with a strong condemnation of Bork in a nationally televised speech, declaring, "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic "[4] TV ads narrated by Gregory Peck attacked Bork as an extremist. Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film Kennedy's speech successfully fueled widespread public skepticism of Bork's nomination. The rapid response of Kennedy's "Robert Bork's America" speech stunned the Reagan White House; though conservatives considered Kennedy's accusations slanderous,[3] the attacks went unanswered for two and a half months. [5]

A hotly contested United States Senate debate over Bork's nomination ensued, partly fueled by strong opposition by civil and women's rights groups concerned with what they claimed was Bork's desire to roll back civil rights decisions of the Warren and Burger courts. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Earl Warren ( March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the only person ever elected thrice Warren Earl Burger ( September 17 1907 – June 25 1995) was Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 Bork is one of only three Supreme Court nominees to ever be opposed by the ACLU. The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses [6] Bork was also criticized for being an "advocate of disproportionate powers for the executive branch of Government, almost executive supremacy,"[7] as demonstrated by his role in the Saturday Night Massacre. The "Saturday Night Massacre" was the term given by political commentators to U

During debate over his nomination, Bork's video rental history was leaked to the press, which led to the enactment of the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act. The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA was a bill passed by the United States Congress in 1988 as and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. His video rental history was unremarkable, and included such harmless titles as A Day at the Races, Ruthless People and The Man Who Knew Too Much. A Day at the Races ( 1937) is the seventh movie starring the three Marx Brothers, with Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones The 1986 movie Ruthless People is a Black comedy starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater The Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1956) is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The list of rentals was originally printed by Washington D. C. 's City Paper. [8]

To pro-choice legal groups, Bork's originalist views and his belief that the Constitution does not contain a general "right to privacy" were viewed as a clear signal that, should he become a Justice on the Supreme Court, he would vote to reverse the Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade, 410 US 113 (1973 is a controversial United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a Landmark decision regarding Accordingly, a large number of left-wing groups mobilized to press for Bork's rejection, and the resulting 1987 Senate confirmation hearings became an intensely partisan battle. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Bork was faulted for his bluntness before the committee, including his criticism of the reasoning underlying Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade, 410 US 113 (1973 is a controversial United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a Landmark decision regarding On October 23, 1987, the Senate rejected Bork's confirmation, with 42 Senators voting in favor and 58 voting against. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Senators David Boren (D-OK) and Ernest Hollings (D-SC) voted in favor, with Senators John Chafee (R-RI), Bob Packwood (R-OR), Richard Shelby (D-AL), Arlen Specter (R-PA), Robert Stafford (R-VT), John Warner (R-VA) and Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-CT) all voting nay. David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (born January 1 1922) served as a Democratic United States Senator from South Carolina John Lester Hubbard Chafee (ˈtʃeɪ fiː CHAY-fee) ( October 22 1922 October 24 1999) was an American Politician Robert William "Bob" Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American Politician from Oregon and a member of the Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6 1934) sometimes known as Dick Shelby, is an American politician. Arlen Specter (born February 12 1930) is the senior United States Senator from Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party Robert Theodore Stafford ( August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American Politician from Vermont. John William Warner (born February 18 1927 is an American Politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and has served as the Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr (born May 16, 1931) is an American Politician who served as a U The vacant seat on the court to which Bork was nominated eventually went to Judge Anthony Kennedy. Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) has been an Associate Justice of the U

The history of Bork's disputed nomination is still a lightning rod in the contentious debate over the limits of the "Advice and Consent of the Senate" that Article Two of the United States Constitution requires for judicial nominees of the President. Article Two' of the United States Constitution creates the Executive branch of the government, comprising the President and other executive

Bork, unhappy with his treatment in the nomination process, resigned his appellate-court judgeship in 1988.

"Bork" as verb

According to William Safire in The New York Times, the verb to bork is defined as "attack viciously a candidate or appointee, especially by misrepresentation in the media. William L Safire (born December 17, 1929) is an American author semi-retired columnist and former Journalist and presidential "[9] This definition stems from the history of the fight over Bork's nomination. [3] Bork was widely lauded for his competence, but reviled for his political philosophy. In March 2002, the word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary under "Bork"; its definition extends beyond judicial nominees, stating that people who Bork others "usually [do so] with the aim of preventing [a person's] appointment to public office. The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English "

Perhaps the best known use of the verb to bork occurred in July 1991 at a conference of the National Organization for Women in New York City. The National Organization for Women ( NOW) is the largest American Feminist organization The City of New York Feminist Florynce Kennedy addressed the conference on the importance of defeating the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U. Florynce Kennedy ( February 11, 1916 &mdash December 22, 2000) was a Lawyer, Activist, Civil rights advocate Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United S. Supreme Court. She said, "We're going to bork him. "[10] Thomas was subsequently confirmed after one of the most divisive confirmation fights in Supreme Court history.

Recent work

Following his failure to be confirmed, Bork resigned his seat on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit and was for several years a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI is a conservative Think tank, founded in 1943 Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such Bork also consulted for Netscape in the Microsoft litigation. Netscape Communications (formerly known as Netscape Communications Corporation and commonly known as Netscape) is an American computer services company Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Bork is currently a fellow at the Hudson Institute. The Hudson Institute is an American, non-profit, conservative Think tank founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson New York, by He served as a visiting professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and is a professor at Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Richmond School of Law (TC Williams School of Law, a school of the University of Richmond, is located in Richmond Virginia. Ave Maria School of Law, a Roman Catholic Law school, is located in Ann Arbor Michigan. Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County.

Bork wrote two best-selling books after leaving the bench, The Tempting of America, about his judicial philosophy and his nomination battle, and Slouching Towards Gomorrah, which was critical of American popular culture. Slouching Toward Gomorrah Modern Liberalism and American Decline is a 1996 book by former United States Court of Appeals Judge Robert H

In October 2005, Bork publicly criticized the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10 1945 is an American Lawyer and former White House Counsel. [11][12]

He has also written several books, including Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline, in which he argues that the rise of the New Left in the 1960s in the U. Slouching Toward Gomorrah Modern Liberalism and American Decline is a 1996 book by former United States Court of Appeals Judge Robert H The New Left were the Left-wing movements in different countries in the 1960s and 1970s that unlike the earlier leftist focus on union activism instead adopted a S. has undermined the moral standards necessary for civil society, and spawned a generation of intellectuals who oppose Western civilization. Morality (from the Latin la moralitas "manner character proper behavior" has three principal meanings Civil society is composed of the totality of voluntary civic and social organizations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning Society as opposed to the force-backed An intellectual (from the adjective meaning "involving thought and reason" is a person who tries to use his or her Intelligence and analytical thinking, The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings

In 1999, Bork wrote an essay about Thomas More and attacked jury nullification as a "pernicious practice". Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535 from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English Lawyer, author and statesman who in his lifetime gained Jury nullification means making a law void by jury decision in other words "the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless [13]

In 2003 he published Coercing Virtue: The Worldwide Rule Of Judges, an American Enterprise Institute book which includes Bork's philosophical objections to the relatively recent phenomenon of incorporating international ethical and legal guidelines into the fabric of domestic law. In particular, he focuses on the problems he sees as inherent in the federal judiciary of three nations, Israel, Canada, and the United States, countries where he believes the courts have grossly exceeded their discretionary powers, and which have discarded precedent and common law, and in their place substituted their own liberal judgment. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a Legal case establishing a principle or rule that a Court or other judicial Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive

Bork also advocates a modification to the Constitution which would allow Congressional super-majorities to override Supreme Court decisions, similar to the Canadian notwithstanding clause. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Section Thirty-three of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Constitution of Canada. Though Bork has many liberal critics, some of his arguments have earned criticism from conservatives as well. Although an opponent of gun control[14], Bork has denounced what he calls the "NRA view" of the Second Amendment, something he describes as the "belief that the constitution guarantees a right to Teflon-coated bullets. The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the The Second Amendment (Amendment II to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the pre-existing " Instead, he has argued that the Second Amendment merely guarantees a right to participate in a government militia. The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service [15]

Bork converted to Catholicism in 2003. [16]

On June 6, 2007 Bork filed suit in federal court in New York City against the Yale Club over an incident that had occurred a year earlier. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The City of New York The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called the Yale Club, is a prominent private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City Bork alleged that, while trying to reach the dais to speak at an event, he fell, because of the Yale Club's failure to provide any steps or handrail between the floor and the dais. For the Ronin Warriors character see Dais (Ronin Warriors. Desert Senna ( Senna covesii) is locally known as "dais" [17] According to the complaint, Bork's injuries required surgery, immobilized him for months, forced him to use a cane, and left him with a limp. [18] Cricket Farnsworth, the office manager of venue, said that Bork went on to deliver his speech after his fall. [19] In May, 2008, Bork and the Yale Club reached a confidential, out-of-court settlement. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [20] The episode was largely seen as contrary to Bork's own legal philosophy, as he often criticized personal injury cases.

On June 7, 2007, Bork with several others authored an amici brief on behalf of Scooter Libby arguing that there was a substantial constitutional question regarding the appointment of the prosecutor in the case, reviving the debate that had previously resulted in the Morrison v. Olson decision. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Morrison v Olson, 487 US 654 ( 1988) was a case that went before the Supreme Court of the United States. [21]

On December 15, 2007 Bork endorsed Mitt Romney for President. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

A 2008 issue of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy collected essays in tribute to Bork. The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy is one of the most widely circulated student-edited American Law reviews and the nation's leading forum for conservative Authors included Frank H. Easterbrook, George Priest, and Douglas Ginsburg. Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born 1948 is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. George L Priest is the John M Olin Professor of Law and Economics and Director of the John M Douglas Howard Ginsburg (born May 25, 1946) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Selected writings

See also

References

  1. ^ New Views Emerge of Bork's Role in Watergate Dismissals, The New York Times. Aaron Director ( September 21, 1901 &ndash September 11, 2004) a celebrated professor at the University of Chicago Law School, played
  2. ^ New Views Emerge of Bork's Role in Watergate Dismissals, The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c Manuel Miranda (2005-08-24). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River The Original Borking. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire
  4. ^ Reston, James. "WASHINGTON; Kennedy And Bork", The New York Times, July 5, 1987. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on 2008-04-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title  
  5. ^ Gail Russell Chaddock (2005-07-07). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Court nominees will trigger rapid response. Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday Retrieved on 2007-08-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire
  6. ^ ACLU Opposes Nomination of Judge Alito. American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  7. ^ New Views Emerge of Bork's Role in Watergate Dismissals, The New York Times.
  8. ^ The Bork Tapes Saga. The American Porch. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  9. ^ William Safire, New York Times, 1995-08-12
  10. ^ The Borking Begins. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  11. ^ Bush says Miers has experience, leadership. The Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  12. ^ Robert H. Bork, "Slouching Towards Miers", Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2005, p. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A12.
  13. ^ Thomas More for Our Season. Leadership U. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  14. ^ Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline. The Mises Review. Retrieved on 2008-01-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
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  16. ^ Judge Bork Converts to the Catholic Faith. National Catholic Register. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  17. ^ Robert Bork Cites 'Wanton' Negligence in Suing Yale Club for $1-Million. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  18. ^ Robert H. Bork v. The Yale Club of New York City (PDF). United States Court Southern District of New York. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli
  19. ^ Bork v. Yale Club: Jurist Seeks Redress Over a Fall, Alan Feuer, The New York Times, June 8, 2007
  20. ^ "Supreme nominee Bork settles Yale suit", New York Daily News, May 10, 2008
  21. ^ United States of America v. Lewis Libby (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli

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