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Are public Supreme Court confirmation hearings rooted in antisemitism?

JL;DR SUMMARY The public confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees, while now standard, have roots in antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtLouis BrandeisSenateTransparencyKetanji Brown JacksonFelix FrankfurterPublic HearingsJudicial NominationsPolitical Theater

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Austin, Texas, United States
"But there were no theatrical elements or attempts at public shaming; the Senate simply took a vote in private, or informed the nominating president that their nominee was not going to pass and allowed them to quietly withdraw. But Brandeis was different, thanks to his pro-bono public interest work and reformist legal policies and his Jewishness, which caused what University of Texas professor Lucas Powe called blatant antisemitism in his confirmation process."

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