September 27, 2021

Calvin Schermerhorn

Calvin Schermerhorn is a professor of history and associate director for undergraduate studies in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on September 4th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
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The Troubling History of Rushed Supreme Court Confirmations

The hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of similarly politicized confirmations from our past.