Civics Lesson

January 13, 2006

Watching Samuel Alito's confirmation hearings, we were impressed by their relative lack of media histrionics. Alito was probed on precedent, TV experts argued case law, and senators bickered over committee procedure. In sum, it was both more informative and more entertaining than the nominee's actual answers. Bob parses the coverage with Tony Mauro of Legal Times & American Lawyer Media magazines.

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