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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hughes Defeats Wilson
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES-AN INTERPRETATION OF ITS FOUNDATION, METHODS AND ACHIEVEMENTS-Charles Evans Hughes-Columbia University Press ($2.50).
The History. It was in 1775, says Mr. Hughes, that Washington addressed the Continental Congress: "Should not a court be established by authority of Congress to take cognizance of prizes made by the Continental vessels?" The prize vessels got their court, and were forgotten. But the federal court has persisted...
The Significance. It has been said that the nine men on the Supreme Court at Washington are the real rulers of this country. Be that as it may, their position is such that the alert U. S. citizen should know the extent of their power. Though both the present volumes...
The Authors. Since graduating from Columbia Law School in 1884 Charles Evans Hughes has been, successively, able attorney, Governor of New York, justice of the Supreme Court, republican candidate for the presidency, Secretary of State. Another of his distinguished titles is "Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple" (London).