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Senate rejects Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate voted 58–42 on October 23, 1987 to reject President Reagan's nominee Robert Bork for the Supreme Court.

The defeat marked a major political and ideological confrontation over the Court, reshaped the judicial confirmation process, and forced the president to select an alternative nominee.

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