Denis Steven Rutkus' "Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate"

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Read this report on the Supreme Court nomination process. Read pages 1-16 carefully, and skim the remainder of the report. Pages 1-16 of the report give a detailed account of the president's role in the filling vacancies on the Supreme Court. The rest of the report explains the Congressional process.