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Fortas felt confident that the jurisdictional grounds would persuade a single Supreme Court Justice—particularly the Justice with administrative responsibility for the Fifth Circuit, Hugo Black—to do what a single Circuit Court judge would not: grant their plea for a stay of the injunction and thereby allow Johnson’s name to go on the ballot. Getti
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The Guardians: A Novel
For fear of our democracy, I dissent.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Ultimately, Ike would appoint five justices to the court, including John Marshall Harlan and William Brennan.75 His appointees ushered in a judicial revolution in citizenship law, civil liberties, and civil rights.
Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
In the trial of Samuel Chase, the principle had been proven. The Senate had been created to be independent, to stand against the tyranny of presidential power and the tides of public opinion. It had stood.