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Updates to History of Supreme Court Nominations and Reports of U.S. Presidential Commissions and Other Advisory Bodies: A Bibliographic Listing

Reports of U.S. Presidential Commissions and Other Advisory Bodies:

A Bibliographic Listing by Louis W. Bookheim is a unique resource containing the most current and comprehensive listing of publications created by presidential advisory bodies. U.S. presidents have historically created such advisory groups—also called committees, commissions, boards, blue ribbon panels, or task forces—to advise them on particular problems or issues. In the past, these commissions have explained catastrophes such as the Gulf oil spill, Challenger Space Shuttle accident, Pearl Harbor, the AIDS epidemic, and more. Named to the 2018 List of Best Historical Materials, this collection will aid researchers interested in U.S. history, political science, and law. The reports are indexed by commission/advisory body name, title, subject, and presidential administration. Whenever possible, links to the full text of reports are provided—currently, more than 1,700 full-text reports are included. OCLC numers and citations to published government documents are provided for publications when applicable, as well.

This database is updated regularly with publications from current presidents and newly discovered documents from past administrations.

History of Supreme Court Nominations

Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. This digital version features full-text searching, beginning with three volumes devoted to the controversial confirmation of Louis Brandeis, the first nominee subject to public hearings. This ongoing series is considered to be the definitive documentary history of the nominations and confirmation process of both successful and unsuccessful nominations, kept as current as possible with the recent nomination of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Each nomination includes relevant materials, such as:

  • Confirmation hearing and transcript on the nomination
  • Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination
  • Memoranda drafted
  • Presidential statements
  • Resignation announcements
  • Pre-nomination speculation
  • Nomination announcement
  • Confirmation date

Along with full-text search capability, a unique Browse by Justice option allows the user to link directly to relevant content, articles, and bibliographies relating to the nomination of each Supreme Court Justice.

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