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Today in Supreme Court History: July 8, 1941
7/8/1941: Justice James Byrnes takes oath.

Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent
Today in Supreme Court History
7/8/1941: Justice James Byrnes takes oath.
Their letter to Congress warns about inevitable abuses against religious and racial minorities.
Justice Barrett should revisit her views on this wrongly maligned case.
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Let people join with the like-minded to reject officials and laws that don’t suit them and to construct systems that do.
The president's final batch of clemency actions includes commutations for dozens of nonviolent drug offenders.