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Senate Committee on the Judiciary: S. Hrg. 99-1067,
Nomination of Judge Antonin Scalia, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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S. Hrg. 99-1067,
Hearings Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on
the Nomination of Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist to be
Chief Justice of the United States
July 29, 30, 31, and August 1, 1986
Title Format and Size Print Copy Pages
— Front Matter —
Cover PDF 28 KB i
Committee Members PDF 26 KB ii
Contents PDF 165 KB iii-vi
OPENING STATEMENTS
Thurmond, Chairman Strom PDF 150 KB
PDF 98 KB
1-3
779-780
Biden, Hon. Joseph R., Jr. PDF 260 KB 3-7
Dole, Hon. Robert PDF 122 KB
PDF 131 KB
7-8
9-10
Goldwater, Hon. Barry PDF 75 KB 8
DeConcini, Hon. Dennis PDF 116 KB 10-11
Warner, Hon. John PDF 117 KB 11-12
Trible, Hon. Paul PDF 169 KB 12-14
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M. PDF 168 KB 14-16
Laxalt, Hon. Paul PDF 112 KB 16-17
Metzenbaum, Hon. Howard M. PDF 144 KB 17-19
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G. PDF 128 KB
PDF 164 KB
20-25
26-28
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J. PDF 163 KB 28-30
Simpson, Hon. Alan K. PDF 167 KB 30-32
Heflin, Hon. Howell PDF 162 KB 32-34
Grassley, Hon. Charles E. PDF 113 KB 34-35
Simon, Hon. Paul PDF 116 KB 35-36
Denton, Hon. Jeremiah PDF 119 KB
PDF 235 KB
36-37
37-40
Specter, Hon. Arlen PDF 93 KB 40-41
McConnell, Hon. Mitch PDF 43 KB
PDF 135 KB
41
71-72
Broyhill, Hon. James T. PDF 124 KB 72-73
Stevens, Hon. Ted PDF 205 KB 213-216
Rudd, Hon. Eldon, a U.S. Representative from Arizona PDF 205 KB 216-219
Byrd, Hon. Robert C. PDF 391 KB 367-374
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1986
Bell, Hon. Griffin B., of King & Spaulding, Atlanta, GA PDF 807 KB 73-92
Rehnquist, Hon. William H., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States PDF 400 KB 92-100
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986
Lafitte, Gene W., and John D. Lane, standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association PDF 1.3 MB 100-129
Rehnquist, Hon. William H., nominee PDF 4.2 MB 129-219
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1986
Rehnquist, Hon. William H., nominee PDF 3.0 MB 219-291
Bolton, John R., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice PDF 252 KB
PDF 882 KB
291-295
377-397
Panel consisting of: Hon. Rex Lee, of Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC; Hon. Erwin N. Griswold, of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC; and Hon. Robert Stern, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL PDF 112 KB 397-398
Panel consisting of: Dr. James O. Freedman, president, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and Craig M. Bradley, Indiana University, School of Law, Bloomington, IA PDF 977 KB 416-461
Fein, Bruce, United Families Foundation, Washington, DC PDF 388 KB 461-470
Kunstler, William, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY PDF 362 KB 470-479
Panel consisting of: Dr. Robert L. Maddox, executive director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Jeffrey Levi, executive director, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force; and Karen Shields, board chair, National Abortion Rights Action League PDF 3.7 MB 479-604
Panel consisting of: Frank Askin, professor of law, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ; Gary Orfield, professor of political science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and Melanne Verveer, public policy director, People for the American Way, Washington, DC PDF 4.3 MB 605-778
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1986
Panel consisting of: Representative Ted Weiss, president of Americans for Democratic Action, House of Representatives; Eleanor Smeal, National Organization for Women, Washington, DC; and Althea Simmons, NAACP, Washington, DC PDF 3.0 MB 780-881
Panel consisting of: Clarence Mitchell III, president, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Washington, DC; Elaine Jones, associate legal counsel, Legal Defense Fund, New York, NY; Estelle Rogers, Legal Defense and Education Fund, National Organization for Women, New York, NY; Benjamin L. Hooks, chairperson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, DC; and Joseph Rauh, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights PDF 1.8 MB 881-949
Panel consisting of: Irene Natividad, National Women's Political Caucus, and John Silard, Judicial Selection Project PDF 904 KB 949-984
Panel consisting of: James Brosnahan, Berkeley, CA; Melvin Merkin, Phoenix, AZ; Charles Pine, Phoenix, AZ; Sydney Smith, La Jolla, CA; and Manuel Pena, Phoenix, AZ PDF 4.0 MB 984-1078
Panel consisting of: James Bush, attorney, Phoenix, AZ; Vincent Maggiore, Phoenix, AZ; Fred Robertshaw, attorney, Phoenix, AZ; William C. Turner, Phoenix, AZ; Edward Cassidy, Phoenix, AZ; Gordon Marshall, Phoenix, AZ; Ralph Staggs, Coronado, CA; and George Randolph, Phoenix, AZ PDF 2.5 MB 1078-1135
ALPHABETICAL LISTING AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED
Askin, Frank:
Testimony PDF 98 KB 605-606
Prepared statement PDF 307 KB 607-619
Supreme Court opinion, Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Arlo Tatum, et al
PDF 673 KB 620-639
Bell, Hon. Griffin B.:
Testimony PDF 681 KB 73-87
Prepared statement PDF 124 KB 87-91
Bolton, John R.: Testimony
Testimony PDF 252 KB
PDF 164 KB
291-295
377-379
Bradley, Craig M.:
Testimony PDF 71 KB 423-424
Prepared Statement PDF 588 KB 425-456
Brosnahan, James:
Testimony PDF 152 KB 984-986
Prepared Statement PDF 4.2 MB 987-1078
Bush, James:
Testimony PDF 611 KB 1078-1090
Byrd, Hon. Robert C:
Excerpt from "Witness to Power," by John Ehrlichman. PDF 70 KB 375
Cassidy, Edward:
Testimony PDF 61 KB 1092
DeConcini, Hon. Dennis:
Letter from Ben Avery, re intimidation of voters PDF 68 KB 11
Fein, Bruce:
Testimony PDF 100 KB 461-462
Prepared Statement PDF 75 KB 463-465
Freedman, Dr. James O.:
Testimony PDF 85 KB 416-417
Prepared Statement PDF 96 KB 418-422
Griswold, Erwin N.:
Testimony PDF 65 KB 398
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G.:
Cases where Justice Rehnquist has cited Brown v. Board of Education in support of a proposition
PDF 97 KB 303-305
Hooks, Benjamin L.:
Testimony PDF 52 KB 907
Prepared Statement PDF 142 KB 908-913
Jones, Elaine:
Testimony PDF 70 KB 888-889
Prepared statement of Julius Levonne Chambers
PDF 247 KB 890-896
Letter to Senator Kennedy in response to a request to provide information on the Justice Rehnquist decisions involving claims of race discrimination based on statutes rather than the Constitution
PDF 561 KB 929-949
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M.:
Colloquy between Senator Ervin and Mr. Rehnquist
PDF 118 KB 233-234
Article "The Appearance of Justice," by John P. MacKenzie
PDF 582 KB 235-252
Memorandum of Mr. Justice Rehnquest, re disqualifying himself from the Laird v. Tatum case
PDF 372 KB 253-261
Memorandum from President Reagan for the heads of executive departments and agencies, on procedures governing responses to congressional requests for information, Nov. 4, 1982
PDF 85 KB 282-284
Handwritten record of telephone conversation with Mary Walker, prepared by Steve Leifer, Nov. 5, 1982
PDF 29 KB 285
A Random Thought on the Segregation Cases
PDF 75 KB 324-325
Excerpt from Simple Justice, by Richard Kluger
PDF 362 KB 326-333
Kunstler, William:
Testimony PDF 135 KB 470-472
Prepared Statement PDF 199 KB 473-478
Lafitte, Gene W.:
Testimony PDF 66 KB 100
Letter from Robert B. Fiske, Jr., chairman, ABA, re qualification of nominee
PDF 117 KB 101-104
Lane, John D.:
Testimony PDF 1.1 MB 105-129
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J.:
Letter from Sam J. Ervin, Jr., dated June 26, 1975, re recusal in the Laird v. Tatum case
PDF 47 KB 186
Lee, Rex:
Testimony PDF 112 KB 397-398
Levi, Jeffrey:
Testimony PDF 94 KB 568-569
Prepared Statement PDF 96 KB 570-572
McConnell, Hon. Mitch:
Article from the Kentucky Law Journal, "Haynesworth and Carswell: A New Senate Standard of Excellence," Vol. 59, 1970-71
PDF 837 KB 42-70
Maddox, Dr. Robert L.:
Testimony PDF 87 KB 479-480
Prepared Statement PDF 105 KB 481-484
Supreme Court opinions on Wallace v. Jaffree
PDF 67 KB
PDF 711 KB
PDF 190 KB
PDF 599 KB
PDF 213 KB
PDF 52 KB
PDF 738 KB
485-486
487-509
510-515
516-534
535-541
542-543
544-567
Maggiore, Vincent:
Testimony PDF 160 KB 1090-1092
Marshall, Gordon:
Testimony PDF 65 KB 1097
Merkin, Melvin:
Testimony PDF 393 KB 1040-1048
Metzenbaum, Hon. Howard M.:
Memorandums written by nominee
PDF 136 KB 312-315
Mitchell, Clarence, III:
Testimony PDF 79 KB 881-882
Prepared statement PDF 100 KB 883-887
Natividad, Irene:
Testimony PDF 90 KB 949-950
Prepared statement PDF 250 KB 951-962
Orfield, Gary:
Testimony PDF 138 KB 709-711
"Justice Rehnquist's Equal Protection Clause: An Interim Analysis," Nebraska Law Review, by Sue Davis
PDF 982 KB 712-737
Prepared statement PDF 667 KB 738-770
Pena, Manuel:
Testimony PDF 589 KB 1065-1078
Pine, Charles:
Testimony PDF 282 KB 1048-1053
Randolph, George:
Testimony PDF 1.6 MB 1097-1134
Rauh, Joseph L., Jr.:
Testimony PDF 113 KB 915-916
Robertshaw, Fred:
Testimony PDF 113 KB 1096-1097
Rogers, Estelle:
Testimony PDF 114 KB 914-915
Shields, Karen:
Testimony PDF 84 KB 573-574
Prepared statement PDF 196 KB 575-582
"The Threat of Row: A Legal Analysis," by Harmon and Weiss
PDF 490 KB 583-599
Silard, John:
Testimony PDF 78 KB 963-964
Prepared statement PDF 269 KB 965-978
Simmons, Althea:
Testimony PDF 110 KB 817-818
Prepared statement PDF 894 KB 819-855
Smeal, Eleanor:
Testimony PDF 82 KB 787-788
Prepared statement PDF 569 KB 789-816
Smith, Dr. Sydney:
Testimony PDF 543 KB 1054-1065
Staggs, Ralph:
Testimony PDF 163 KB 1094-1096
Stern, Robert:
Testimony PDF 84 KB 398-399
Prepared statement PDF 128 KB 400-405
Stevens, Hon. Ted:
Excerpt from the Congressional Record, S 21245, dated Dec. 10,1971
PDF 86 KB 215
Thurmond, Chairman Strom:
Prepared statement by the National Law Enforcement Council
PDF 77 KB 394-396
Prepared statement of Congressman Ted Weiss
PDF 114 KB 411-415
Turner, William C:
Testimony PDF 114 KB 1093-1094
Verveer, Melanne:
Testimony PDF 102 KB 640-641
Prepared statement PDF 543 KB 642-669
"A Survey of Attitudes Toward the American Judicial System," by Peter D. Hart Research Assn., Inc.
PDF 590 KB 670-708
Weiss, Hon. Ted:
Testimony PDF 125 KB 780-782
Prepared statement PDF 111 KB 783-786
APPENDIX
Prepared statement of the Washington Legal Foundation PDF 101 KB 1137-1140
Prepared statement of Concerned Women for America PDF 82 KB 1141-1144
"A Key Fighter in Major Battles," by A.E. Dick Howard, American Bar Association, June 15, 1986 PDF 191 KB 1145-1147
Prepared statement of the National Law Enforcement Council PDF 68 KB 1148-1151
Affidavit of Frances M. Archer, Phoenix, AZ PDF 57 KB 1152-1154
Affidavit of Ruth G. Finn, Phoenix, AZ PDF 49 KB 1155-1156
Affidavit of Susan B. Perkins, Phoenix, AZ PDF 46 KB 1157-1158
Answers to questions submitted by Senator Levin PDF 131 KB 1159-1163
Prepared statement of the United States Justice Foundation PDF 59 KB 1164-1165

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