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Supreme Court disputes simplified spelling in Bradley quotation
A Washington dispatch reports Chief Justice Fuller objects to a quotation containing simplified spellings like thru and fixt during Dabour v United States. Solicitor General Hoyt admits the error and vows changes while the justices preserve orthography. The piece notes the ruling’s timing and Bradley’s legacy.
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