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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) was a Supreme Court Justice.  Appointed by conservative President [[Warren G. Harding]], Butler served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1923 to 1939.  He was a conservative Democrat picked by a Republican, and was opposed by liberals at the time.{{fact}}

'''Pierce Butler''' (1866-1939) was a [[Supreme Court Justice]].  Appointed by conservative President [[Warren G. Harding]], Butler served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1923 to 1939.  He was a conservative Democrat picked by a Republican, and was opposed by liberals at the time.{{fact}}

Butler became one of the so-called "Four Horsemen" who repeatedly invalidated portions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The unwillingness of Justice Butler and the others to capitulate to the President's desires led Roosevelt in 1937 to propose his ill-fated plan to pack the Court with additional justices sympathetic to his agenda. He never fully recovered from the intensively negative reaction of both parties in rejecting his scheme.{{fact}}

Butler became one of the so-called "Four Horsemen" who repeatedly invalidated portions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The unwillingness of Justice Butler and the others to capitulate to the President's desires led Roosevelt in 1937 to propose his ill-fated plan to pack the Court with additional justices sympathetic to his agenda. He never fully recovered from the intensively negative reaction of both parties in rejecting his scheme.{{fact}}

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[[Category:United States Supreme Court]]

[[Category:United States Supreme Court]]