Robert Bork Research Paper

Judge Robert Bork was nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on July 1, 1987 by President Ronald RJudge Robert Bork was nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on July 1, 1987 by President Ronald Reagan. He was a Senior Judicial Advisor to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and solicitor general under President Richard M. Nixon. He fired Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox, in what became known as the “Saturday Night Massacre”. He opposed the Supreme Court’s one man, one vote decision on legislative apportionment. He wrote an article opposing the 1964 Civil Rights law, requiring hotels, restaurants and other businesses to serve people of all races (Totenberg). In a 1965 Supreme Court decision, he opposed banning contraceptives for married couples. …show more content…
Liberals and civil rights activists launched an all-out campaign to defeat Bork’s nomination, sending out mass mailings, lobbying, newspaper ads and TV Reagan. He was a Senior Judicial Adviser to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and solicitor general under President Richard M. Nixon. He fired Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox, in what became known as the “Saturday Night Massacre”. He opposed the Supreme Court’s one man, one vote decision on legislative apportionment. He wrote an article opposing the 1964 Civil Rights law, requiring hotels, restaurants and other businesses to serve people of all races. In a 1965 Supreme Court decision, he opposed banning contraceptives for married couples. Also, Bork opposed the Supreme Court decision on gender