Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings and Constitutional Change

Authors

Lori A. Ringhand, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
Paul M. Collins Jr., University of North TexasFollow

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Description

The authors argue that Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings serve as a democratic forum for the discussion and ratification of constitutional change, undermining the common conception that the hearings are little more than an opportunity for political grandstanding.

Excerpt reproduced with permission of Cambridge University Press.

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ISBN

9781107039704

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Keywords

Supreme Court judges, Constitutional law

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Judges

Repository Citation

Ringhand, Lori A. and Collins, Paul M. Jr., "Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings and Constitutional Change" (2013). Books. 129.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/books/129

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Publisher's Citation

Collins, Paul M., and Lori A. Ringhand. 2013. Supreme Court confirmation hearings and constitutional change. Cambridge University Press.