JANUARY
15, 2006 --
Senators
were given 20 minutes to ask questions of Justice Rehnquist
at the 1986 hearing on his nomination to be Chief Justice of
the United States.
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The
time for questions at the Alito hearing was increased by 50 percent
-- to 30 minutes. LPR takes no position whether this is an argument
against televising Senate judiciary Committee hearings on Supreme
Court nominations.
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