“[Butler’s] record in regard to New Deal legislation has been similarly unbending. Together with McReynolds and Sutherland, Butler has formed the Big Four of the constantly dissenting Old Guard. He has voted ‘Aye’ on only two important cases since 1933 – the TVA and the Railroad Labor Act.”
Justice Pierce Butler and William Howard Taftfamous graduate of Carleton College Justice Pierce ButlerSupreme Court Justices born in log cabinsSupreme Court Justice Pierce Butler frequently voted against New Deal legislationSupreme Court Justice Pierce Butler frequently voted against FDR legislationJustice Pierce Butler disliked by FDR 1937Justice Pierce Butler and the Supreme Court-Packing plan 1937
Justice Pierce Butler and William Howard Taftfamous graduate of Carleton College Justice Pierce ButlerSupreme Court Justices born in log cabinsSupreme Court Justice Pierce Butler frequently voted against New Deal legislationSupreme Court Justice Pierce Butler frequently voted against FDR legislationJustice Pierce Butler disliked by FDR 1937Justice Pierce Butler and the Supreme Court-Packing plan 1937