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...newly-formed Harvard Committee for a Just Supreme Court yesterday began a four-day letterwriting campaign against Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork...
Students at a university where "respect for individuals and freedom of inquiry" are treasured should be especially concerned about Bork's possible ascension to the Supreme Court, said co-chairman Kenneth A. Gerber...
President Reagan this summer nominated the conservative jurist to replace retiring Justice Louis F. Powell, who had been the Court's swing vote in many key cases. Liberal organizations are working to prevent Bork's confirmation, charging he will circumvent crucial civil rights decisions and set back the clock of progress...
Thornburgh, who served as assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division under Bork, called the nominee a strong supporter of effective law enforcement and a man committed to ensuring high standards in government...
...Bork believes in] the protection of what I regard the first civil right of all Americans--the right to be safe from fear of violent crime in their homes, in their streets and in their communities," said Thornburgh, who has formed a committee to explore the possibility of his running for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination...