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Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893
7/7/1893: Justice Samuel Blatchford dies.
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July 7, 1986: Bowsher v. Synar: struck down Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act on campaign finance reform
Wasn’t Gramm-Rudman a budget law that required automatic cuts without a congressional vote?
You’re right! I forgot.
I’ll have to redo that video now.
Oh, Samuel, we hardly knew ye.
from Wikipedia: “[Blatchford] became the first person to serve at all three levels of the federal judiciary—as a District Judge, a Circuit Judge, and a Supreme Court Justice.” Probably the most notable thing about him.
He was a judicial utility player!
Akk! A neck beard!!
If there was some weird facial hair arrangement that was not in fashion in the late 1800’s, I’d like to see it.