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Supreme Court — Part 23

55 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Supreme Court · 55 pages OCR'd
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ts ok pete Ter Pee ad ” Dissents by . Cited, as U propagated... 6 = s,s y Actually, Congress has au- thority over the Supreme Court and can nullify its de- seisiona at will,.in many in- ces by the simple method . ifying by law. what vases the Supreme Court may msy not pass upon. there- ter. The Constitution says: i “In all oases affecting am- party, , the. Supreme shall Have original duriedic. ion.” “In “In.all the o CAsen before. mentioned, the’ Su- Ppreme Court shall have a pellate jurisdiction, both as jo law and fact, with such exceptions, and whder such eulations Rial the Congress Tht means ‘that: ‘Congress cen. issue a set of “regula- tHons'"in which tt can be stip- ulated, for example, that the Bupreme Coirt may pot re- wiew or accept for appeal any easex involving testimony taken by committees of Con- gress relating te contempt or refusal to answer. . _ whe Congress also could by. w. specify that no. cases bail ‘be ,Fecelved by the Su- Eaten Court.for appeal in-- rowing Jocal law enforta- . lems, such as the wf the Federal bovern- right. Onc Criticizing tI the ou fing Own Justices aiding Right to Others ~ ay ecurts of specially sonsttated tribunals, 93.) 4: aye he jadicial powes of the _ “United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in the such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and . establish. ‘The fudges, both of the Bu- preme.and inferior courts, shall hold their offices dur- ing good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for thelr services a compensation: which shall not be diminished during their continuance. fo office.” .. Not only does ‘the Congress have power to specify by law . what “good behavior” mneana, but also what the | district courts and the United States Cireult Courts of Appeal "shall rule pon. Through {te power to “ordain and estab- lish” special courts. . Con-“ gress can deal with particular problems that may arise. The Constitution, indeed, gives a very narrow jurisdiction over cases to the Supreme Court and gives the widest Juris- detion to Congress to de- Clare what cases the pighest ‘court may properly under- ‘take to review," . If, therefore, the ‘Congress ‘wishes to pass a law stating _ {hat the Supréme Court shall “not review any cases involv- ‘ing schools or educational problems, this can be done without violating the Con- > stitution. Education ‘éan ‘be deft to State courts, hd, when a Federal question ‘arlses, it can be given ‘to - ‘ Federal ‘district The people, therefore, have & Tight to appeal te their \, elected Representatives in 62JUL a _ able.” . 4s out of order. One President . speech, sal _—&-super-legislature, ag one: of the justices has called it: edurts for “tion words and implications: final judgment. + ie. 7 : male foe of erm, ang the Government leads aN believe that the requirements : r laid down in the opinion for i the operation of the commit< of wp tee aystem of inquiry are both unnecessary end” unwork- Here is a “Jasttoe who ‘tells the Nation that the investiga- tive function of Congress {t- ‘one who criticises the court. of the United States has sald_ in: a public (zpeech that the decisions of the Supreme Court are not “irrevocable.” Another. Erpsident, also i a. "NOT 44 WL 24 (87 court today rises 1 Tom. - the court as an institution. — but from human beings with-. in it... We have reached the point as a Nation where . we must take action to save the Constitution from the court and the court from it- - self ..,. The court, in addi... tlon to its proper use of its judicial functions, bag. im- properly sect iteelf op ae a. third house of the Congress Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash, News __,_,____ Wash. Star _ hz N. ‘V%. Herald Tribune N, ¥. Journal- American N. Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News _._. N, Y. Times Daily Worker The Worke+ New Leader _-~reading Into the Constitu-- which are not there, and’ which were never intended’ - Cartainia thts 4a “Yess “JOLT6 1957, om aie
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