Word: sesquicentenarian
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...been for him, the Court's 150th birthday might have been completely overlooked. With patriotic satisfaction Congressman Bloom heard Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, Charles A. Beardsley of Oakland, Calif., president of the American Bar Association, and Chief Justice Charles Evans ("Zeus") Hughes extol the sesquicentenarian Court. Said Chief Justice Hughes: "It is the unique function of this Court not to dictate policy, nor to promote or oppose crusades, but to maintain the balance between States and Nation through the maintenance of the rights and duties of individuals. ... At the end of 150 years, this tribunal still stands...
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