Editing Arlen Specter (section)

===Civil rights and U.S. Supreme Court===
Specter voted in favor of the [[Passage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day|bill]] establishing [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]] as a [[Federal holidays in the United States|federal holiday]] and the [[Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987]] (as well as to override [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]'s veto).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/98-1983/s293|title=TO PASS H.R. 3706. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 19.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/100-1988/s432|title=TO PASS S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, A BILL TO RESTORE THE BROAD COVERAGE AND CLARIFY FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS BY PROVIDING THAT IF ONE PART OF AN INSTITUTION IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, THEN THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/100-1988/s487|title=TO ADOPT, OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, A BILL TO RESTORE BROAD COVERAGE OF FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS BY DECLARING THAT IF ONE PART OF AN INSTITUTION RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDS, THEN THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE. TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE, HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, OVERRODE THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO.}}</ref> Specter voted against the [[Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination|nomination of Robert Bork]] to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], but voted in favor of the nominations of [[Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination|Clarence Thomas]], [[John Roberts Supreme Court nomination|John Roberts]], and [[Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination|Samuel Alito]]. Specter described Anita Hill's testimony during Thomas' nomination as "perjurious in its entirety."<ref name=Witcover>[[Jules Witcover|Witcover, Jules]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qUjxEG3yQ7EC&pg=PA429 Joe Biden: a life of trial and redemption], page 429 (HarperCollins, 2010).</ref>