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The Confirmation Mess

Cleaning up the Federal Appointments Process

The Confirmation Mess( )
Author: Carter, Stephen L.
ISBN:978-0-465-01364-7
Publication Date:May 1994
Publisher:Basic Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $21.00
Book Description:

"Stephen L. Carter tells what’s wrong with our confirmation process, explains how it got that way, and suggests what we can do to fix it. Using the most recent confirmation battles as examples, Carter"

Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.25 Inches
Book Weight:1.01 Pounds
Author Biography
Carter, Stephen L. (Author)
Stephen L. Carter was born in Washington, D.C. on October 26, 1954. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University in 1976 and a law degree from Yale University in 1979. After graduation, he served as a law clerk for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson, III, of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. In 1982, he joined the Yale University faculty and is currently the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law.

He is the author of numerous non-fiction works including Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby (1991); The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion (1993); The Confirmation Mess: Cleaning Up the Federal Appointments Process (1994); Integrity (1996); The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty (1998); Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy (1998); and God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics (2000). He has also written several fiction works including The Emperor of Ocean Park and Jericho's Fall. He was the first non-theologian to receive the prestigious Louisville-Grawemeyer Award in religion.

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