The Region - News from July 12, 1987

The long-delayed debate over the nomination of University of San Diego Prof. Bernard Siegan to a federal appeals court may again be pushed aside as the Senate considers the promotion of Robert H. Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Senate aide said a scheduled July 21 confirmation hearing for Siegan is likely to be postponed until after the Senate acts on Bork’s nomination. The nomination of Siegan to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has drawn criticism from liberals who oppose the libertarian scholar’s constitutional interpretation of law. Like Bork, who is also under heavy fire from liberals, Siegan regards the “original intent” of the Constitution’s authors as binding on judges.