The Decision (Continued)

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Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (Mar. 4, 1861), cautioning against policy fixed by Supreme Court decisions bartleby.com .

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fireside Chat (Mar. 9, 1937) on the Court reform plan (three-horse team analogy) millercenter.org millercenter.org .

Senate Judiciary Committee Report (June 1937) on FDR’s Judicial Procedures Reform Bill (denouncing Court-packing as an “invasion of judicial power”) constitutioncenter.org .

United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S.683 (1974), Supreme Court opinion (executive privilege not absolute) constitutioncenter.org .

Constitution Daily (National Constitution Center) – “Looking back: The Supreme Court decision that ended Nixon’s presidency” (July 24, 2024) constitutioncenter.org constitutioncenter.org .

John Paul Stevens, dissenting opinion, Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S.98 (2000) (“loser is the nation’s confidence in the judge”) politico.com .

Politico Magazine, “John Paul Stevens: The Pessimist of the Supreme Court” (Jeff Greenfield, Dec. 29, 2019) politico.com .

Associated Press/NPR report, Chief Justice John Roberts’s statement rebuking President Trump’s criticism of judges (Nov. 21, 2018) npr.org .

Politico, “Trump lashes out at the ‘so-called judge’...” (Feb. 4, 2017) politico.com .

Bill of Rights Institute, “The Nullification Crisis” (essay) billofrightsinstitute.org .

White House Historical Association, “The Midnight Appointments” (Richard A. Samuelson, 2000) whitehousehistory.org whitehousehistory.org .

And additional letters, court opinions, and historical accounts as cited above s3.amazonaws.com constitutioncenter.org , providing primary and scholarly perspectives on each event.

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