That's the message of a study described in today's New York Times of every question and answer in every U.S. Supreme Court nominee confirmation hearing since 1939. According to the Times, the study "shows that the hearings often address real substance, illuminate the spirit of their times and change with shifts in partisan alignments and the demographic characteristics of nominees."
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