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title: 'The Needs of the Supreme Court'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Strong'
date: 1881-05-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Proverbs 29'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/strong-1881-the-needs-of-the-supreme-court
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# The Needs of the Supreme Court

Argues the Supreme Court's caseload has exploded since 1850, causing multi-year delays. Calls for Congressional reform of court organization—mere addition of judges won't cure the backlog.

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