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George Washington Had a Supreme Court Nominee Rejected (and Other Lessons from the Early Republic)

George Washington Had a Supreme Court Nominee Rejected (and Other Lessons from the Early Republic)

It turns out that politics has played a role in SCOTUS nominations and confirmations from the very beginning.

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Aug 22, 2022
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My last post, about what it was like the first few days of my Twitter “scandal,” garnered the biggest response since my very first post, which effectively announced my return to normal(ish) public life after the cancellation campaign I faced this winter-spring. So clearly there’s a market for more about my “lived experience.” Great: you can certainly ex…

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