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Chapter 7 - LBJ’s Supreme Court

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

Mark Atwood Lawrence
Affiliation:
LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, Austin
Mark K. Updegrove
Affiliation:
LBJ Foundation, Austin
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Summary

The modern era of partisanship in Supreme Court confirmations began during LBJ’s presidency. It saw two successful Supreme Court nominations and two failed ones that had lasting consequences. As the president, the Senate, nominees, interest groups, and the public mobilized, they created and politicized the confirmation process, and Republicans realized how powerful a tool the threat of an “activist Supreme Court” could be in shaping and uniting the GOP.

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LBJ's America
The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson
, pp. 171 - 199
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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