Nominations of Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session, on July 11, 12, 16-20, 22, 23, 1968U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968 - 1284 pages Considers nominations of Associate Justice Abe Fortas, to be Chief Justice and Homer Thornberry, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Hearing examines Presidential appointment powers of Supreme Court Justices. |
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