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He would argue the winning side in ''Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company'', a unanimous 1886 Supreme Court case that granted equal protection to corporations. The case would later serve as a forerunner to ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]''.
He would argue the winning side in ''Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company'', a unanimous 1886 Supreme Court case that granted equal protection to corporations. The case would later serve as a forerunner to ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]''.
Twice Conkling declined proposed appointments from Presidents Grant and [[Chester Arthur]] to the U.S. Supreme Court. Grant offered him the chief justice position when [[Salmon P. Chase]] died in 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-senator-who-said-no-to-a-seat-on-the-supreme-court-twice/ar-AAUmVD3?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531|title=The senator who said no to a seat on the Supreme Court — twice|author=Robert Mitchell|publisher=''The Washington Post''|date=February 27, 2022|accessdate=March 17, 2022}}</ref>
==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==