Supreme Court confirmation hearings have reputation for being political circuses, despite often being tame

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Supreme Court nominees never even garnered confirmation hearings until more than 100 years ago. Supreme Court Justice John Harlan received the first “modern” confirmation hearing in 1955. But over time, confirmation hearings evolved into public spectacles – hyped for television.

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