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<text id=90TT2446>
<title>
Sep. 17, 1990: American Notes:The Court
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Sep. 17, 1990 The Rotting Of The Big Apple
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
NATION, Page 55
American Notes
THE COURT
Clearing The Bar
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<p> Ever since Judge David Souter was nominated for the U.S.
Supreme Court in July, legal scholars and interest groups have
been poring over his record. Last week some of the scrutiny
ended in a big boost for the candidate Justice when an American
Bar Association screening committee unanimously handed him its
highest rating of "well qualified" and said he met the highest
standards of "integrity, professional competence and judicial
temperament."
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<p> The next step in Souter's ordeal is a Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing, which is scheduled to begin later this week.
The enigmatic New Englander will be closely questioned about
his judicial philosophy in what are expected to be heated,
partisan sessions. In particular, some Senators will try to
probe Souter's views on Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that
legalized abortion. Pro-choice and some women's groups have
been mobilizing against Souter, but they are unlikely to impede
his progress--unless he makes a major gaffe. "Souter is far
too good a technical lawyer to get himself into trouble," says
American University law professor Herman Schwartz. "He will do
what Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Antonin Scalia did
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