Bench Memos

Delays

If they can get away with it, Senate Dems are going to use the late-coming Reagan docs (reminder: the release was a bad move from the beginning) as an excuse to prolong Roberts’s confirmation. Here’s Chuck Schumer: “Everybody makes mistakes, but blame is not the point here; a thorough evaluation of the nominee’s views is. If these documents reveal significant information about Judge Roberts’ views and we are not getting them until the eve of the hearings, there could well be a need for additional time to question the nominee.”

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