We’ve Always Done It This Way

This is totally out of context, but we don’t spend nearly enough time in the relevant law school classes — e.g., Federal Courts — talking about how much power #SCOTUS seized for itself both overtly (through the Judges’ Bill) and covertly (through its practices) in the late-1920s.

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) November 3, 2021

Or have we?

And a whole lot of it can be attributed to the guy on the right: pic.twitter.com/SHvrEF9RJt

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) November 3, 2021

It’s just too bad the discussion stops there.