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The adage that the Supreme Court follows the election returns certainly did not apply to the Four Horsemen — Willis Van Devanter, George Sutherland, James McReynolds and Pierce Butler. President
Time for a reset
The odds were against Willis Van Devanter ever winning an appointment to the Supreme Court. Widespread talk that he suffered from “pen paralysis,” an affliction that subverted his production, made
The real work is in the arena
The U.S. Supreme Court is a law court, of course, but it is primarily a political institution that guides the destiny of the nation. Its rulings mark the boundaries of