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Harding defined the Supreme Court for two decades, appointing four solidly [[conservative]] justices.  Harding's appointments included former President [[William Howard Taft]] to be Chief Justice (1921), [[George Sutherland]] (1922), [[Pierce Butler]] (1923) and [[Edward Terry Sanford]] (1923).  Two of these justices (Taft and Sanford) served until 1930.  The other two (Sutherland and Butler) served until the late 1930s and stood up to the [[liberal]] policies of President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].

Harding defined the Supreme Court for two decades, appointing four solidly [[conservative]] justices.  Harding's appointments included former President [[William Howard Taft]] to be Chief Justice (1921), [[George Sutherland]] (1922), [[Pierce Butler]] (1923) and [[Edward Terry Sanford]] (1923).  Two of these justices (Taft and Sanford) served until 1930.  The other two (Sutherland and Butler) served until the late 1930s and stood up to the [[liberal]] policies of President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].

In particular, Sutherland and Butler were the core of the conservative [[Four Horsemen]] who invalided key aspects of the [[New Deal]] and drove President Roosevelt to propose his [[court-packing scheme]], which caused him to lose his credibility with Congress and the public.

In particular, Sutherland and Butler were the core of the conservative [[Four Horsemen]] who invalidated key aspects of the [[New Deal]] and drove President Roosevelt to propose his [[court-packing scheme]], which caused him to lose his credibility with Congress and the public.

In selecting Pierce, Harding broke with tradition by picking a conservative Democrat even though Harding was a Republican.

In selecting Pierce, Harding broke with tradition by picking a conservative Democrat even though Harding was a Republican.