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FTG FOR CS ON INTV W/ SENATOR ORRIN HATCH (R-UTAH) WHO COMMENTS ON THE RETIREMENT OF SUPREME COURT OF THE US (SCOTUS) JUSTICE HARRY BLACKMUN 00:00:03 WS OF PODIUM AREA 00:00:09 VS OF PEOPLE IN HALL 00:00:01 SLATE 00:00:33 OFFICE INTV W/ SENATOR HATCH 00:01:00 HE SAYS THE QUESTION ON A SUPREME COURT NOMINEE IS WHETHER THAT PERSON WILL BE A SUPER LEGISLATOR IN BLACK ROBES 00:01:17 HATCH SAYS SUCH A NOMINEE WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 00:01:44 HE SAYS THE REAGAN / BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS DID NOT USE A LITMUS TEST ON THE ABORTION ISSUE FOR SUPREME COURT NOMINEES BUT THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION IS USING SUCH A TEST 00:04:45 HATCH SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE SOFT ON CRIME TO BE PLACED ON THE SUPREME COURT 00:09:08 HE SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN HER FIRST YEAR BUT IT ISN'T CLEAR IF SHE HAS BEEN RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT 00:10:36 HATCH CRITICIZES THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION FOR CUTTING FUNDING IN THE WAR ON CRIME WHILE USING STRONG ANTICRIME RHETORIC 00:18:11 HE SAYS IT WAS DISGRACEFUL HOW THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ALLOWED GROUPS TO OFFER FALSE TESTIMONY DURING THE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS OF SCOTUS NOMINEES ROBERT BORK & CLARENCE THOMAS 00:19:33 TWO SHOT OF OFFICIALS AT HEARING 00:19:53 VS OF OFFICIALS AT TABLE 00:20:02 MS OF OFFICIAL AT PODIUM AS HE POINTS TO AUDIENCE MEMBER TO QUESTION PANEL 00:20:04 MS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO DIRECT QUESTIONS TO PANEL 00:20:43 MS OF OFFICIAL WHO COMMENTS ON THE RULES COMMITTE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN UTAH