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Court reform plan hostile to Constitution. Washington, D.C., April 5. Frank H. Sommer, Dean of the New York Univeristy Law School, denouncing the President's Judiciary plan before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. He declared that although the plan conforms to the letter of the constitution, it is distinctly hostile t[...] he proposed constitutional amendments in place of the plan, 4/5/1937

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In spotlight before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., April 6. Former President of the New York Bar, Charles C. Burlingham, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to voice his opposition to President Roosevelt's court reorganization plan. Burlingham told the Committee that liberals, radicals and labor "May curse the day," when the president's judiciary plan was conceived. Burlingham said that he could think "of only one other Attorney General--whom I will not name--would not have resigned rather than condone or have any part or lot in such a shabby enterprise" as the court bill, 4/6/1937

In spotlight before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., Apri...

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America's birthright sold if president's judiciary plan is accepted. Washington, D.C., April 1. Attacking the president's judiciary plan, Dean Harry M. Bates of the Michigan Law School, declared before the Committee that if the plan is accepted America might find she had sold National birthright for an immediate gain leading toward a change in our form of government to english parliamentary system. Senator Ashurst, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee before whom Bates appeared, was a student in his law class at Michigan in 1903, 4/1/1937

America's birthright sold if president's judiciary plan is accepted. W...

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