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Bridges: How Texas' John Hancock left his mark

This John Hancock would travel to Texas, serve as a judge and attorney, and later become a member of Congress. ....

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Packing the Court

History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the High Court are nothing new, writes Calvin Schermerhorn.

The nine-member Chase Court in 1867, dominated by Northern Republicans.
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By Calvin Schermerhorn
Arizona State University
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The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new. ....

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The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics - just like when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new. ....

New York , United States , Justice John Mclean , Donald Trump , Justice Rogerb Taney , Andrew Johnson , Jamesk Polk , Joe Biden , Morrison Waite , Justice John Catron , Justice John Archibald Campbell , Josephp Bradley , Samuel Freeman Miller , Rachel Shelden , Justice Taney , David Davis , Ulyssess Grant , Abraham Lincoln , Salmonp Chase , Dred Scott , Noahh Swayne , Ted Cruz , Alliance For Justice , Supreme Court , Republican Party , Union Democrat Stephen Field ,

The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just like when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new. ....

New York , United States , Justice John Mclean , Donald Trump , Justice Rogerb Taney , Andrew Johnson , Jamesk Polk , Joe Biden , Morrison Waite , Justice John Catron , Justice John Archibald Campbell , Josephp Bradley , Samuel Freeman Miller , Rachel Shelden , Justice Taney , David Davis , Ulyssess Grant , Abraham Lincoln , Salmonp Chase , Dred Scott , Noahh Swayne , Ted Cruz , Alliance For Justice , Supreme Court , Republican Party , Union Democrat Stephen Field ,