This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism

2006—Senator Kerry’s Davos-led fili-bluster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito fails. The Senate’s longstanding tradition of providing Supreme Court nominees an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor is respected.

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Ed Whelan

Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—January 30

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