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Roundup

7-12-09

A History Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings [podcast 5 min 40 sec]

The U.S. Senate didn't begin holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees until 1916. Legal historian Scot Powe tells NPR's Guy Raz about what triggered the first hearing: Woodrow Wilson's controversial nomination of Louis Brandeis. Powe traces the history of such hearings.

Read entire article at NPR All Things Considered