PBS NewsHour

Remembering Robert Bork: Conservative, Supreme Court Nominee

Clip: 12/19/2012 | 3m 58s

Federal judge and former solicitor general Robert H. Bork died at age 85 of complications from heart disease. A World War II and Korean War veteran, he is best known for his failed nomination for a U.S. Supreme Court and his conviction that judges should interpret the Constitution with the founders' "original intent" in mind.

Aired: 12/19/12

Rating: NR

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