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Supreme Court to Have a Home at Last, Taft Victory
The Supreme Court gains a permanent home as a commission plans a new building near the Capitol. Taft leads the effort, overcoming court and congressional objections, marking a milestone in the judiciary’s status in the nation’s capital. Also included are historical notes on the court’s early justices and a column on traditional home preserves and recipes.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Illiam Howard Taft
United States
National Capital
United States Supreme Court
White House
Legislative Branch
Congress
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Capitol
Hall of Justice
Taft
Court
Commission For
Congressional Library
New Republic
New York City
Royal Exchange
Broad Street
Philadelphia
City Hall
Independence Hall
Washington
John Jay
New York
John Blair
Virginia
William Cushing
Massachusetts
James Wilson
Pennsylvania
Scotland
Robert Hanson Harrison
Maryland
James Iredell
Harrison
North Carolina
John Rutledge
South Carolina
Thomas Johnson
Potomac
Senate Clerk
Senate Chamber
Elias Boudinot Caldwell
Pennsylvania Avenue
Caldwell
Elias Boudinot
House of Representatives
Washington Monument