EditorialSupreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork testifies during his confirmation hearings in Washington, Sept. 17, 1987. (Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times)
EditorialSen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), left, chats with Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork at a confirmation hearing in Washington in 1987. (Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times)
EditorialSen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) listens during hearings for Judge Robert H. Bork during Bork’s Supreme Court nomination, in Washington, Sept. 18, 1987. (Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times)