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You Don't Have to Yell


Dec 2, 2021

Americans expect the Supreme Court to be above partisanship, but was this always the case? Rachel Shelden of Penn State discusses how Lincoln appointed his campaign manager to the Supreme Court, how he expanded it to make room for an additional pro-Union justice, and how the desire for a non-partisan court came as the court and political parties gained more power.