Break or Continuity? : The Impact of Polarization and Partisanship on Supreme Court Confirmation Process

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Brief Overview

This paper addresses the impact of polarization on the supreme court confirmation process. We examine the disparity between the case of Robert Bork (1987) and Niel Gorsuch (2017) to conclude there is no significant difference.

Author

• Frédérique Verreault, Université du Québec à Montréal