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The Supreme Court Story of Abe Fortas

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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The Importance of Public Confidence in the Court

Boardus was threatened with hinted at that the Justice Department was looking into his case and might try to prosecute even though just like the debate over can we indict a president there's some feeling you can't do that with the Supreme Court justice. William Rancwest who would later become a Supreme Court Justice and actually the chief of the Supreme Court is heavily involved in the for this matter. There was no precedent seriously for any such investigation by the Justice Department of the sitting justice. The personal lives of the justices reflect on the court itself. So says Jerry Brown. Why is Time Magazine quoting Jerry Brown at the time? Well he's a Los Angeles lawyer with some cases that might be heading upward.

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