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Senate Committee on the Judiciary: S. Hrg. 101-1263,
Hearings on the Nomination of David H. Souter to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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S. Hrg. 101-1263,
Hearings Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on
the Nomination of David H. Souter to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
September 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19, 1990
Title Format and Size Print Copy Pages
— Front Matter —
Cover PDF 31 KB i
Committee Members PDF 28 KB ii
Contents PDF 366 KB iii - xii
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES, QUESTIONING, AND MATERIALS
SUBMITTED
Thursday, September 13, 1990
Presenters
Humphrey, Hon. Gordon J., U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire PDF 214 KB 43-46
Rudman, Hon. Warren B., U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire PDF 213 KB 46-49
Opening Statements of Committee Members
Biden, Hon. Joseph R., Jr. PDF 203 KB 1-4
Thurmond, Hon. Strom PDF 175 KB 12-14
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M. PDF 168 KB 15-17
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G. PDF 216 KB 17-20
Metzenbaum, Hon. Howard M. PDF 139 KB 20-22
Simpson, Hon. Alan K. PDF 220 KB 25-28
DeConcini, Hon. Dennis PDF 170 KB 28-30
Grassley, Hon. Charles E. PDF 168 KB 30-32
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J. PDF 169 KB 33-35
Specter, Hon. Arlen PDF 172 KB 35-37
Heflin, Hon. Howell PDF 122 KB 37-38
Simon, Hon. Paul PDF 113 KB 39-40
Kohl, Hon. Herbert PDF 217 KB 40-43
Humphrey, Hon. Gordon J. PDF 214 KB 43-46
Nominee
Souter, David H., U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the First Circuit, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
Opening statement PDF 221 KB 49-52
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 414 KB 53-60
Senator Thurmond PDF 424 KB 61-68
Senator Kennedy PDF 448 KB 68-76
Senator Hatch PDF 390 KB 106-113
Senator Metzenbaum PDF 409 KB 114-121
Senator Simpson PDF 314 KB 121-126
Senator DeConcini

PDF 444 KB

127-135

Prepared Statement
Biden, Chairman Joseph R., Jr. PDF 130 KB 5-11
Materials Submitted for the Record
Letter from Judge Souter to Ms. Sheri Sweitzer, staff member of Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum, September 5, 1990 PDF 58 KB 23-24
Brief of David H. Souter, Attorney General, in Helgemoe v. Meloon, January 1978 PDF 375 KB 77-105
Friday, September 14, 1990
Nominee
Souter, David H., U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the First Circuit, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
Questioning by:
Senator Grassley PDF 459 KB 137-145
Senator Leahy PDF 462 KB 145-153
Senator Specter PDF 525 KB 153-162
Senator Heflin PDF 481 KB 162-170
Senator Humphrey PDF 466 KB 170-178
Senator Simon PDF 366 KB 179-185
Senator Kohl PDF 362 KB 185-191
Senator Chairman Biden PDF 566 KB 192-202
Senator Thurmond PDF 481 KB 203-211
Senator Kennedy PDF 591 KB 211-222
Monday, September 17, 1990
Nominee
Souter, David H., U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the First Circuit, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
Questioning by:
Senator Hatch PDF 415 KB
PDF 168 KB
PDF 219 KB
223-230
270-272
311-314
Senator Metzenbaum PDF 523 KB 230-239
Senator Grassley PDF 323 KB 240-245
Senator DeConcini PDF 463 KB 245-253
Senator Specter PDF 431 KB
PDF 524 KB
PDF 67 KB
254-261
323-332
336
Senator Leahy PDF 494 KB
PDF 263 KB
261-270
314-318
Senator Humphrey PDF 405 KB 272-279
Senator Heflin PDF 417 KB
PDF 220 KB
279-286
319-322
Senator Simpson PDF 369 KB 286-292
Senator Simon PDF 273 KB 292-296
Senator Kohl PDF 222 KB 296-299
Chairman Biden PDF 474 KB
PDF 170 KB
300-308
337-339
Senator Kennedy PDF 223 KB 308-311
Senator Thurmond PDF 168 KB 332-334
Witnesses
Panel consisting of:
Lancaster, Ralph I., Jr., chairperson, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association
PDF 92 KB 340-341
Richmond, Alice E., First Circuit Representative, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association
PDF 92 KB 340-341
Rangel, Jorge, Fifth Circuit Representative, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association
PDF 92 KB 340-341
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 167 KB 348-350
Senator Heflin PDF 118 KB 350-351
Senator Simon PDF 115 KB 352-353
Gregg, Hon. Judd, Governor, State of New Hampshire PDF 217 KB 355-358
Questioning by:
Senator Humphrey PDF 70 KB 358
Senator Heflin PDF 65 KB 359
Senator Simon PDF 65 KB 359
Material Submitted for the Record
Letter from Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr., to Chairman Joseph R. Biden, Jr., regarding the nomination of David H. Souter to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, September 14, 1990 PDF 186 KB 342-347
Tuesday, September 18, 1990
Witnesses
Panel consisting of:
Michelman, Kate, executive director, National Abortion Rights Action League
PDF 133 KB 362-364
Wattleton, Faye, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
PDF 116 KB 382-383
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 218 KB
PDF 268 KB
388-391
410-414
Senator Thurmond PDF 207 KB 391-394
Senator Kennedy PDF 164 KB 394-396
Senator Simpson PDF 265 KB 396-400
Senator DeConcini PDF 298 KB 400-405
Senator Grassley PDF 110 KB 405-406
Senator Heflin PDF 65 KB 406
Senator Specter PDF 269 KB 406-410
Panel consisting of:
Bell, Hon. Griffin, former Attorney General of the United States
PDF 117 KB 415-416
Gorton, Hon. Slade, U.S. Senator from the State of Washington
PDF 119 KB 416-417
Baliles, Hon. Gerald, former Governor and former attorney general from the State of Virginia
PDF 118 KB 417-418
Diamond, Hon. Jerome, former attorney general, State of Vermont
PDF 165 KB 418-420
Questioning by:
Senator Thurmond PDF 66 KB 420
Senator Heflin PDF 163 KB 420-422
Senator Specter PDF 220 KB 422-425
Senator Leahy PDF 120 KB 425-426
Senator Grassley PDF 211 KB 426-429
Pane consisting of:
Hernandez, Antonia, president and general counsel, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
PDF 154 KB 430-432
Rauh, Joseph L., Jr., general counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
PDF 59 KB
PDF 122 KB
466
533-534
Bronk, Joan, president, National Council of Jewish Women
PDF 125 KB 534-536
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 123 KB 540-541
Senator Thurmond PDF 123 KB 541-542
Senator Kennedy PDF 265 KB 542-546
Panel consisting of:
Douglas, Hon. Chuck, U.S. Congressman from the State of New Hampshire
PDF 113 KB 547-548
Broderick, John, president, New Hampshire Bar Association
PDF 107 KB 548-549
McAuliffe, Steven J., president-elect, New Hampshire Bar Association
PDF 119 KB 551-552
Cooper, Deborah, former deputy attorney general, State of New Hampshire
PDF 121 KB 553-554
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 118 KB 554-555
Senator Specter PDF 214 KB 556-559
Senator Simon PDF 319 KB 559-564
Panel consisting of:
Holtzman, Elizabeth, comptroller, city of New York
PDF 266 KB 565-569
Neuborne, Helen, executive director, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, National Organization for Women
PDF 132 KB 569-571
Allred, Gloria, Los Angeles, CA, accompanied by Norma McCorvey
PDF 142 KB 605-607
Yard, Molly, president, National Organization for Women
PDF 96 KB 666-667
Smeal, Eleanor Curti, president, The Fund for the Feminist Majority
PDF 111 KB 684-685
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 221 KB
PDF 67 KB
700-703
716
Senator Hatch PDF 307 KB 704-709
Senator Simpson PDF 262 KB 709-713
Senator Specter PDF 351 KB 713-719
Panel consisting of:
Ruiz, Robert I., president, Hispanic National Bar Association
PDF 139 KB 719-721
Dunfey, William L., director, The Dunfey Group
PDF 100 KB 729-730
Martin, R. Eden, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL
PDF 57 KB 730
Hall, Hon. Sophia H., president, National Association of Women Judges
PDF 91 KB 732-733
Coleman, Doris, president, California Women Lawyers
PDF 119 KB 740-741
Prepared Statements
Wattleton, Faye PDF 83 KB 384-387
Hernandez, Antonia PDF 661 KB 433-465
Bronk, Joan PDF 75 KB 537-539
Yard, Molly PDF 265 KB 668-683
Smeal, Eleanor Cutri PDF 316 KB 686-699
Ruiz, Robert PDF 126 KB 722-728
Materials Submitted for the Record
National Abortion Rights Action League Memorandum, "The Confirmation Hearings of Judge David Souter: The Legal and Political Context" PDF 528 KB 365-381
Rauh, Joseph, submitted a number of articles and letters demonstrating racism in the State of New Hampshire PDF 2.0 MB 467-532
New Hampshire Bar Association resolution regarding the nomination of David H. Souter to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PDF 52 KB 550
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund Memorandum, "David Hackett Souter, A Women's Rights Analysis, September 4, 1990" PDF 583 KB 572-604
Roe v. Wade PDF 1.5 MB 608-641
Chemerinsky, Erwin, "Ideology, Judicial Selection and Judicial Ethics," The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, winter 1989 PDF 752 KB 642-664
Wermiel, Stephen, and David Shribman, "High Court Nominee Is Conservative but Isn't Seen as an Ideologue," Wall Street Journal PDF 78 KB 665
Martin, R. Eden, "Reflections on the human quality of David Souter," Chicago Tribune, September 18, 1990 PDF 83 KB 731
National Association of Women Judges memorandum regarding the nomination of David H. Souter to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PDF 125 KB 734-739
Wednesday, September 19, 1990
Witnesses
Panel consisting of:
Williams, Wesley S., Jr., Covington & Burling, Washington, DC
PDF 128 KB 749-751
Beck, Robert L., immediate past chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
PDF 130 KB 756-758
Barr, Robert L., Jr., president, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.
PDF 110 KB 764-765
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 116 KB 755-756
Senator Thurmond PDF 110 KB 771-772
Senator Kennedy PDF 108 KB 772-773
Senator DeConcini PDF 111 KB 773-774
Senator Specter PDF 165 KB 774-776
Senator Grassley PDF 68 KB 777
Panel consisting of:
Burns, Haywood, immediate past president, The National Lawyers Guild
PDF 182 KB 777-780
Ryder, Christopher F.D., member, advisory board, Supreme Court Watch
PDF 142 KB 783-785
Ettelbrick, Paula L., legal director, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
PDF 153 KB 803-805
Vaid, Urvashi, executive director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
PDF 145 KB 811-813
Rios, Sara E., staff attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
PDF 26 KB 817
Questioning by:
Senator Kennedy PDF 223 KB 842-845
Senator Simon PDF 171 KB 845-847
Senator Specter PDF 173 KB 847-849
Chairman Biden PDF 254 KB 850-854
Panel consisting of:
Mosca, Edmund, chairman, legislative committee, International Association of Chiefs of Police
PDF 91 KB 857-858
Rice, Bob E., Polk County Sheriffs Department, Des Moines, 10, and president, National Sheriffs' Association
PDF 86 KB 864-865
Hughes, Johnny L., director, legislation and congressional affairs, National Troopers Coalition, accompanied by James J. Doyle
PDF 112 KB 869-870
Stokes, Dewey R., president, Fraternal Order of Police
PDF 133 KB 877-879
Questioning by:
Senator Thurmond PDF 113 KB 885-886
Chairman Biden PDF 258 KB 886-890
Phillips, Howard, chairman, The Conservative Caucus, Inc. PDF 210 KB 890-893
Questioning by:
Chairman Biden PDF 167 KB 893-895
Senator Specter PDF 216 KB 895-898
Senator Humphrey PDF 184 KB 898-901
Closing Statement
Biden, Chairman Joseph R., Jr. PDF 101 KB 907-908
Prepared Statements
Williams, Wesley S., Jr. PDF 111 KB 752-754
Beck, Robert L. PDF 138 KB 759-763
Barr, Robert L. PDF 117 KB 766-770
Burns, Haywood PDF 103 KB 781-782
Ryder, Christopher F.D. PDF 631 KB 786-802
Ettlebrick, Paula L. PDF 116 KB 806-810
Vaid, Urvashi PDF 111 KB 814-816
Rios, Sara E. PDF 118 KB 837-841
Mosca, Edmund PDF 101 KB 859-863
Rice, Bob PDF 72 KB 866-868
Hughes, Johnny L. PDF 144 KB 871-876
Stokes, Dewey R. PDF 113 KB 880-884
Phillips, Howard PDF 130 KB 902-906
Additional Materials Submitted for the Record
The Campaign for a Just Supreme Court, "Why Not the Best? David Souter Fails to Meet Minimal Standard for the Supreme Court" PDF 336 KB 818-834
WRITTEN QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY SENATE MEMBERS AND
JUDGE SOUTER'S RESPONSES
Questions submitted by Senator Levin, with Judge Souter's answers PDF 84 KB 909-911
ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Alliance for Justice:
Statement PDF 900 KB 1037-1066
Brown, Frank:
Statement PDF 122 KB 916-918
Coalition for America:
Statement of Thomas L. Jipping PDF 948 KB 1067-1100
Citizens for God and Country:
Statement of Anne Neamon, national coordinator PDF 274 KB 992-998
Denman, Nathaniel:
Statement PDF 174 KB 919-923
Grano, Joseph:
Statement PDF 724 KB 924-960
International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association:
Statement of John J. Bellizzi, executive director PDF 179 KB 913-918
Jones, Michael E.:
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee PDF 53 KB 961
Machado, Barbara Jean:
Statement PDF 242 KB 971-978
Minnick, John B.:
Statement PDF 412 KB 979-991
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers:
Statement PDF 337 KB 1101-1111
National Abortion Rights Action League:
Statement of Dawn Johnsen, legal director PDF 161 KB 1112-1115
National Women's Law Center:
Statement PDF 1.1 MB 1116-1171
Nicholson, Shelley:
Statement PDF 99 KB 999-1000
Pollitt, Daniel H., professor of law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
Statement PDF 406 KB 1001-1020
Smith, Arlene:
Statement PDF 285 KB 1021-1036
Society of American Law Teachers:
Statement PDF 100 KB 1172-1174
Women's Legal Defense Fund:
Report on Judge David Souter's record PDF 502 KB 1175-1198
Women's Legal Defense Fund:
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman PDF 237 KB 962-970
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF WITNESSES, QUESTIONING, AND MATERIALS
SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD
Alliance For Justice:
Statement PDF 900 KB 1037-1066
Allred, Gloria:
Testimony PDF 142 KB 605-607
Baliles, Hon. Gerald:
Testimony PDF 118 KB 417-418
Barr, Robert L., Jr.:
Prepared statement PDF 117 KB 766-770
Testimony PDF 110 KB 764-765
Beck, Robert L.:
Prepared statement PDF 138 KB 759-763
Testimony PDF 130 KB 756-758
Bell, Hon. Griffin:
Testimony PDF 117 KB 415-416
Biden, Chairman Joseph R., Jr.:
Opening statement PDF 203 KB 1-4
Prepared statement PDF 168 KB 5-11
Closing statement PDF 101 KB 907-908
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 414 KB
PDF 566 KB
PDF 474 KB
PDF 170 KB

53-60
192-202
300-308
337-339

Panel consisting of: Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr., Alice E. Richmond, and Jorge Rangel
PDF 167 KB 348-350
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 218 KB
PDF 268 KB
388-391
410-414
Panel consisting of: Antonia Hernandez, Joseph L. Rauh, and Joan Bronk
PDF 123 KB 540-541
Panel consisting of: Chuck Douglas, John Broderick, Steven J. McAuliffe and Deborah Cooper
PDF 118 KB 554-555
Panel consisting of: Elizabeth Holtzman, Helen Neuborne, Gloria Allred, Molly Yard, and Eleanor Curti Smeal
PDF 221 KB
PDF 67 KB
700-703
716
Panel consisting of: Wesley S. Williams, Jr., Robert L. Beck, and Robert L. Barr, Jr.
PDF 116 KB 755-756
Panel consisting of: Haywood Burns, Christopher F.D. Ryder, Paula L. Ettelbrick, Urvashi Vaid, and Sara E. Rios
PDF 254 KB 850-854
Panel consisting of: Edmund Mosca, Bob E. Rice, Johnny L. Hughes, and Dewey R. Stokes
PDF 258 KB 886-890
Howard Phillips PDF 167 KB 893-895
Broderick, John:
Testimony PDF 107 KB 548-549
Bronk, Joan:
Prepared statement PDF 75 KB 537-539
Testimony PDF 125 KB 534-536
Brown, Frank:
Statement PDF 122 KB 916-918
Burns, Haywood:
Prepared statement PDF 103 KB 781-782
Testimony PDF 182 KB 777-780
Campaign for a Just Supreme Court:
Article, "Why Not the Best? David Souter Fails to Meet Minimal Standard for the Supreme Court"
PDF 336 KB 818-834
Chemerinsky, Erwin:
Article, "Ideology, Judicial Selection and Judicial Ethics," The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, winter 1989
PDF 752 KB 642-664
Citizens for God and Country:
Statement of Anne Neamon, national coordinator
PDF 274 KB 992-998
Coalitions for America:
Statement of Thomas L. Jipping PDF 948 KB 1067-1100
Coleman, Doris:
Testimony PDF 119 KB 740-741
Cooper, Deborah:
Testimony PDF 121 KB 553-554
DeConcini, Hon. Dennis:
Opening statement PDF 170 KB 28-30
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 444 KB
PDF 463 KB
127-135
245-253
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 298 KB 400-405
Panel consisting of: Wesley S. Williams, Jr., Robert L. Beck, and Robert L. Barr, Jr.
PDF 111 KB 773-774
Denman, Nathaniel:
Statement PDF 174 KB 919-923
Diamond, Hon. Jerome:
Testimony PDF 165 KB 418-420
Douglas, Hon. Chuck:
Testimony PDF 113 KB 547-548
Dunfey, William L.:
Testimony PDF 100 KB 729-730
Ettlebrick, Paula L.:
Prepared statement PDF 116 KB 806-810
Testimony PDF 153 KB 803-805
Gorton, Hon. Slade:
Testimony PDF 119 KB 416-417
Grano, Joseph:
Statement PDF 724 KB 924-960
Grassley, Hon. Charles E.:
Opening statement PDF 168 KB 30-32
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 459 KB
PDF 323 KB
137-145
240-245
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 110 KB 405-406
Panel consisting of: Griffin Bell, Slade Gorton, Gerald Baliles, and Jerome Diamond
PDF 211 KB 426-429
Panel consisting of: Wesley S. Williams, Jr., Robert L. Beck, and Robert L. Barr, Jr.
PDF 68 KB 777
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G.:
Opening statement PDF 216 KB 17-20
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 390 KB
PDF 415 KB
PDF 168 KB
PDF 219 KB
106-113
223-230
270-272
311-314
Panel consisting of: Elizabeth Holtzman, Helen Neuborne, Gloria Allred, Molly Yard, and Eleanor Curti Smeal
PDF 307 KB 704-709
Heflin, Hon. Howell:
Opening statement PDF 122 KB 37-38
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 481 KB
PDF 417 KB
PDF 220 KB
162-170
279-286
319-322
Panel consisting of: Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr., Alice E. Richmond, and Jorge Rangel
PDF 118 KB 350-351
Governor Judd Gregg PDF 65 KB 359
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 65 KB 406
Panel consisting of: Griffin Bell, Slade Gorton, Gerald Baliles, and Jerome Diamond
PDF 163 KB 420-422
Hernandez, Antonia:
Prepared statement PDF 661 KB 433-465
Testimony PDF 154 KB 430-432
Gregg, Hon. Judd:
Testimony PDF 217 KB 355-358
Hall, Hon. Sophia H.:
Testimony PDF 91 KB 732-733
Holtzman, Elizabeth:
Testimony PDF 266 KB 565-569
Hughes, Johnny L.:
Prepared statement PDF 144 KB 871-876
Testimony PDF 112 KB 869-870
Humphrey, Hon. Gordon J.:
Opening statement PDF 214 KB 43-46
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 466 KB
PDF 405 KB
170-178
272-279
Governor Judd Gregg PDF 70 KB 358
Howard Phillips PDF 184 KB 898-901
International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association:
Statement of John L. Bellizzi, executive director
PDF 179 KB 913-918
Jones, Michael:
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee PDF 53 KB 961
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M.:
Opening statement PDF 168 KB 15-17
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 448 KB
PDF 591 KB
PDF 223 KB
68-76
211-222
308-311
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 164 KB 394-396
Panel consisting of: Antonia Hernandez, Joseph I. Rauh, Jr., and Joan Bronk
PDF 265 KB 542-546
Panel consisting of: Wesley S. Williams, Jr., Robert L. Beck, and Robert L. Barr, Jr.
PDF 108 KB 772-773
Panel consisting of: Haywood Burns, Christopher F.D. Ryder, Paula L. Ettelbrick, Urvashi Vaid, and Sara E. Rios
PDF 223 KB 842-845
Kohl, Hon. Herbert:
Opening statement PDF 217 KB 40-43
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 362 KB
PDF 222 KB
185-191
296-299
Lancaster, Ralph I., Jr.:
Letter to Chairman Biden, September 14, 1990
PDF 186 KB 342-347
Testimony PDF 92 KB 340-341
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J.:
Opening statement PDF 169 KB 33-35
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 462 KB
PDF 494 KB
PDF 263 KB
145-153
261-270
314-318
Panel consisting of: Griffin Bell, Slade Gorton, Gerald Baliles, and Jerome Diamond
PDF 120 KB 425-426
Machado, Barbara Jean:
Statement PDF 242 KB 971-978
Martin, R. Eden:
Article, "Reflections on the human quality of David Souter," Chicago Tribune, September 18, 1990
PDF 83 KB 731
Testimony PDF 57 KB 730
McAuliffe, Steven J.:
Testimony PDF 119 KB 551-552
Metzenbaum, Hon. Howard M.:
Opening statement PDF 139 KB 20-22
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 409 KB
PDF 523 KB
114-121
230-239
Michelman, Kate:
Testimony PDF 133 KB 362-364
Minnick, John B.:
Statement PDF 412 KB 979-991
Mosca, Edmund:
Prepared statement PDF 91 KB 857-858
Testimony PDF 101 KB 859-863
National Abortion, Rights Action League:
Memorandum, "The Confirmation Hearings of Judge David Souter: The Legal and Political Context"
PDF 528 KB 365-381
Statement of Dawn Johnson, legal director PDF 161 KB 1112-1115
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers:
Statement PDF 337 KB 1101-1111
National Association of Women Judges:
Memorandum PDF 125 KB 734-739
National Women's Law Center:
Statement PDF 1.1 MB 1116-1171
Neuborne, Helen:
Testimony PDF 132 KB 569-571
New Hampshire Bar Association:
Resolution PDF 52 KB 550
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund:
Memorandum, "David Hackett Souter, A Women's Rights Analysis, September 4, 1990"
PDF 583 KB 572-604
Nicholson, Shelley:
Statement PDF 99 KB 999-1000
Pollitt, Daniel H.:
Statement PDF 406 KB 1001-1020
Phillips, Howard:
Prepared statement PDF 130 KB 902-906
Testimony PDF 210 KB 890-893
Rangel, Jorge:
Testimony PDF 92 KB 340-341
Rauh, Joseph L., Jr.:
Testimony PDF 59 KB
PDF 122 KB
466
533-534
Submitted a number of articles and letters demonstrating racism in the State of New Hampshire
PDF 2.0 MB 467-532
Rice, Bob E.:
Prepared statement PDF 72 KB 866-868
Testimony PDF 86 KB 864-865
Richmond, Alice E.:
Testimony PDF 92 KB 340-341
Rios, Sara E.:
Prepared statement PDF 118 KB 837-841
Testimony PDF 125 KB 835-836
Roe v. Wade PDF 1.5 MB 608-641
Rudman, Hon. Warren B.:
Testimony PDF 213 KB 46-49
Ruiz, Robert I.:
Prepared statement PDF 126 KB 722-728
Testimony PDF 139 KB 719-721
Ryder, Christopher F.D.:
Prepared statement PDF 631 KB 786-802
Testimony PDF 142 KB 783-785
Simon, Hon. Paul:
Opening statement PDF 113 KB 39-40
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 366 KB
PDF 273 KB
179-185
292-296
Panel consisting of: Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr., Alice E. Richmond, and Jorge Rangel

PDF 115 KB

352-353
Governor Judd Gregg PDF 65 KB 359
Panel consisting of: Chuck Douglas, John Broderick, Steven J. McAuliffe, and Deborah Cooper
PDF 319 KB 559-564
Panel consisting of: Haywood Burns, Christopher F.D. Ryder, Paula L. Ettelbrick, Urvashi Vaid, and Sara E. Rios
PDF 171 KB 845-847
Simpson, Hon. Alan K.:
Opening statement PDF 220 KB 25-28
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 314 KB
PDF 369 KB
121-126
286-292
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 265 KB 396-400
Panel consisting of: Elizabeth Holtzman, Helen Neuborne, Gloria Allred, Molly Yard, and Eleanor Curti Smeal
PDF 262 KB 709-713
Smeal, Eleanor Curti:
Prepared statement PDF 316 KB 686-699
Testimony PDF 111 KB 684-685
Smith, Arlene:
Statement PDF 285 KB 1021-1036
Society of American Law Teachers:
Statement PDF 100 KB 1172-1174
Souter, Judge David H.:
Opening statement PDF 3.1 MB 49-52
Testimony PDF 2.9 MB 53-135
Letter to Sheri Sweitzer, staff member of Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum, September 5, 1990
PDF 58 KB 23-24
Brief, Helgemoe v. Meloon, January 1978 PDF 375 KB 77-105
Answers to questions submitted by Senator Levin
PDF 84 KB 909-911
Specter, Hon. Arlen:
Opening statement PDF 172 KB 35-37
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 525 KB
PDF 431 KB
PDF 524 KB
153-162
254-261
323-332
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 269 KB 406-410
Panel consisting of: Griffin Bell, Slade Gorton, Gerald Baliles, and Jerome Diamond
PDF 220 KB 422-425
Panel consisting of: Chuck Douglas, John Broderick, Steven J. McAuliffe, and Deborah Cooper
PDF 214 KB 556-559
Panel consisting of: Elizabeth Holtzman, Helen Neuborne, Gloria Allred, Molly Yard, and Eleanor Curti Smeal
PDF 351 KB 713-719
Panel consisting of: Wesley S. Williams, Jr ., Robert L. Beck, and Robert L. Barr, Jr.
PDF 165 KB 774-776
Panel consisting of: Haywood Burns, Christopher F.D. Ryder, Paula L. Ettelbrick, Urvashi Vaid, and Sara E. Rios
PDF 173 KB 847-849
Howard Phillips PDF 216 KB 895-898
Stokes, Dewey R.:
Prepared statement PDF 113 KB 880-884
Testimony PDF 133 KB 877-879
Thurmond, Hon. Strom:
Opening statement PDF 175 KB 12-14
Questioning of:
Judge Souter PDF 424 KB
PDF 481 KB
PDF 168 KB
61-68
203-211
332-334
Panel consisting of: Kate Michelman and Faye Wattleton
PDF 207 KB 391-394
Panel consisting of: Griffin Bell, Slade Gorton, Gerald Baliles, and Jerome Diamond
PDF 66 KB 420
Panel consisting of: Antonia Hernandez, Joseph L. Rauh, and Joan Bronk
PDF 123 KB 541-542
Panel consisting of: Wesley S. Williams, Jr., Robert L. Beck, and Robert L. Barr, Jr.
PDF 110 KB 771-772
Panel consisting of: Edmund Mosca, Bob E. Rice, Johnny L. Hughes, and Dewey R. Stokes
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Vaid, Urvashi:
Prepared statement PDF 111 KB 814-816
Testimony PDF 145 KB 811-813
Wattleton, Faye:
Prepared statement PDF 83 KB 384-387
Testimony PDF 116 KB 382-383
Wermiel, Stephen, and David Shribman:
Article, "High Court Nominee Is Conservative but Isn't Seen as an Ideologue," Wall Street Journal
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Williams, Wesley S., Jr.:
Prepared statement PDF 111 KB 752-754
Testimony PDF 128 KB 749-751
Women's Legal Defense Fund:
Report on Judge David H. Souter's record PDF 502 KB 1175-1198
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman PDF 237 KB 962-970
Yard, Molly:
Prepared statement PDF 265 KB 668-683
Testimony PDF 96 KB 666-667

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