Many believe the centuries-old custom, meant to protect judicial independence, no longer serves the public. Introduction Pressure...
Supreme Court
FDR’s “court-packing plan” amounted to playing Russian Roulette with the constitutional balance of powers. By Dr. James...
Several current Supreme Court justices have signaled a desire to overturn several precedents, not just those on...
The justices of the Court are often categorized as having conservative, moderate, or liberal philosophies of law...
Chase continued to pursue the presidency, seeking the Democratic nomination in 1868 and the Liberal Republican nomination...
The Court was a ‘partisan creature’ and President Lincoln and the Republican Party remade it so that...
Initially, the Court met in the Merchants Exchange Building in New York City. Building History “The Republic...
The Supreme Court is deeply tied to its traditions. Introduction Established by the United States Constitution, the...
Grant was accused with packing the court, the same charge later leveled against FDR in 1937. Introduction...
Before John Marshall, the Supreme Court had been a constitutional afterthought. No one in the founding generation...
Courts in the federal system work differently in many ways than state courts. Introduction Overview The federal...
The Supreme Court had barely gotten used to its new chamber when the War of 1812 commenced...