Norris Raps Supreme Court Powers and Amendments
Senator Norris urges constitutional change to curb judicial review arguing courts should not invalidate laws. He proposes amendments removing or limiting the power to declare statutes unconstitutional and to speed court rulings, while noting other civilized nations rely on legislative finality. The piece surveys historic Supreme Court rulings and the chamber’s move from the Capitol.
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Norris
Supreme Court
NRA
Dred Scott
Scottsboro
Alabama
Capitol
Tall
Gaunt
Marshall
Thomas Marbury
District of Columbia
McCulloh
Maryland
New York State
Livingston and
Fulton
Arkansas sorority speech stirs no ex-husband mention
Actress Jean Harlow explains she will not speak at Arkansas events saying she does not know anyone in the state. Her comment comes as Arkansas sorority plans proceed with no ex-husband connections noted.
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Arkansas
Jean Harlow
Way Out Of Difficulty Says Liberal Papers On Banking Bill
Liberal newspapers urge constitutional power to fix money and credit under Eccles bill. They cite Roosevelt boldness and call for large federal spending to raise wages, restore purchasing power, and revive recovery through public works, CWA revival, and expanded relief.
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Congress
Philadelphia Record
New York Post
National Union For Social Justice
United States
Supreme Court
NRA
Roosevel
PWA
CWA
McCarl Split With Norris After Long Alliance
The piece recalls how McCarl, once Norris' trusted secretary and campaign manager for 15 years, broke away in 1918 to consider a role with Simeon D. Fess. Norris urged him to move on, then fought solo in Nebraska, and the unofficial rift persisted afterward.
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McCarl
Nebraska
Norris
Congress
McCook
Neb
Joe Cannon
Iowa
Albert C. Cummings
Cummings
Republican National Committee
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Fess
Jim Watson
Harry New
Harding
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