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Which President nominated G Harrold Carswell to the US Supreme Court?
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Former President Richard Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell to replace Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned in 1969 due to a conflict of interest. Carswell was a Southerner with a history of supporting segregation and opposing women's rights, generating strong vocal resistance from civil rights groups. The Senate ultimately rejected Carswell by a vote of 45-51 on April 8, 1970.
Carswell was the second of three candidates nominated to succeed Fortas. The first, Clement Haynesworth, was rejected 45-55 by Democrats and liberal Republicans (oxymoron) alike due to his conservative voting record, and anti-labor ideology.
Nixon finally nominated Harry Blackmun, a judge who had served more than a decade on the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Blackmun was confirmed by a vote of 94-0 in June 1970.
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