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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_BorkRobert Bork - Wikipedia

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   United States portal. v. t. e. Robert Heron Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) [1] was an American legal scholar who served as solicitor general of the United States from 1973 until 1977. A professor by training, he was acting United States Attorney General and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1982 to 1988.

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2. www.nytimes.com › 2012/12/20 › usRobert H. Bork, Conservative Jurist, Dies at 85 - The New ...

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   Dec 19, 2012 · Dec. 19, 2012. Robert H. Bork, a former solicitor general, federal judge and conservative legal theorist whose 1987 nomination to the United States Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate in a ...

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4. www.pbs.org › newshour › politicsRobert Bork, Supreme Court Nominee, Dies at 85 - PBS

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   Federal judge and former solicitor general Robert H. Bork died Wednesday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., of complications from heart disease, according to the Associated Press. He ...

5. www.foxnews.com › politics › robert-bork-formerRobert Bork, former Supreme Court nominee, dies | Fox News

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   Dec 19, 2012 · Robert Bork, the former federal judge whose Reagan-era nomination to the Supreme Court touched off one of the roughest confirmation battles in modern U.S. history, has died.

6. www.cbsnews.com › news › robert-bork-failed-highRobert Bork, failed high court nominee, dies at 85 - CBS News

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   Dec 20, 2012 · He was 85. Son Robert H. Bork Jr. confirmed to The Associated Press his father died Wednesday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. The son said Bork died from complications of heart ...

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   • Robert H. Bork, a former solicitor general, federal judge and conservative legal theorist whose 1987 nomination to the United States Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate in a historic political battle whose impact is still being felt, died on Wednesday in Arlington, Va. He was 85.

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   Who was John Bork and what did he do?

   • Bork later was nominated and confirmed as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the D.C. Circuit), where he served from 1982 to 1988. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated Bork to the Supreme Court. Bork’s nomination was opposed by civil rights groups based on his views on civil rights.

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   Who was judge Bork?

   • Judge Bork, who was 60 at the time, was sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, often a steppingstone to the Supreme Court, when President Ronald Reagan announced on July 1, 1987, that he was nominating him to the high court to replace Lewis Powell, a moderate justice who was retiring.

   Robert H. Bork, Conservative Jurist, Dies at 85 - The New York Times

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   Why is Robert Bork famous?

   • Robert Bork also became famous as one of the most eloquent proponents of originalism, in which judges rely on the original public understanding of the text of the U.S. Constitution, resisting the temptation to use interpretation to legislate from the bench. Public Career

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8. www.cnn.com › 2012/12/19 › politicsRobert Bork, known for contentious Supreme Court ... - CNN

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   Dec 19, 2012 · The court was hearing an appeal in a Microsoft antitrust case. Conservative jurist Robert H. Bork died Wednesday, December 19, at age 85 at his home in Virginia, sources close to his family told ...

9. www.politico.com › story › 2012Robert Bork dies at 85 - POLITICO

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   Dec 19, 2012 · Robert Bork dies at 85. Bork’s nomination was fiercely opposed by Democrats. Robert Bork, whose failed nomination to the Supreme Court sparked one of the most contentious appointment battles in ...