In a move that has left many in stunned silence, the United States Senate has confirmed Pierce Butler, a prominent railroad attorney and corporate lobbyist, as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. This decision, made on a chilly December night in 1922, was met with a vote of 61 to 8, with even Democratic Senators joining their Republican counterparts in supporting Butler’s nomination.
Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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