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In the mid-1940s, which Supreme Court justice refused to recuse himself from a case argued by his former law partner. A fellow justice was so incensed that he fired off a public cable to Congress naming the justice and accusing him of unethical conduct — the only time in the Court’s history one justice has publicly charged another this way.
Hint: The Supreme Court, the famous line goes, is “nine scorpions in a bottle,” and these two were the ones doing the stinging. The accuser sent his broadside from Germany, where he had a rather more infamous set of defendants.
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!
In the mid-1940s, which Supreme Court justice refused to recuse himself from a case argued by his former law partner. A fellow justice was so incensed that he fired off a public cable to Congress naming the justice and accusing him of unethical conduct — the only time in the Court’s history one justice has publicly charged another this way.
Hint: The Supreme Court, the famous line goes, is “nine scorpions in a bottle,” and these two were the ones doing the stinging. The accuser sent his broadside from Germany, where he had a rather more infamous set of defendants.
See the answer on the next page.
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