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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 30, 2005

The Dwindling Importance of Roberts' Conflict in 'Hamdan'

Forum Column - By Charles S. Doskow - The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on John Roberts' appointment as chief justice of the United States were one step on his road to confirmation by the full Senate - a result that was never in doubt, given the discipline the Republican majority in the Senate has demonstrated and the failure of the Democratic minority to achieve any inroads among the more-liberal Republican senators.

        
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