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Story November 21, 1880

Daily Los Angeles Herald

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

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On October 29, the U.S. Supreme Court struck a pamphlet from the files in the case of McBride vs. Carl Schurz due to its impertinent and scandalous content, including insults to the Secretary of the Interior and imputations against the Justices.

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Stricken from the Files.

The Supreme Court of the United States, on the 29th of October, struck from the files a pamphlet filed in the case of McBride vs Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Interior on account of the impertinent and scandalous matter contained in said pamphlet.

Among the passages to which the attention of the Court was especially called, is one in which the Secretary of the Interior is described as "an arrogant scion of imperialism, a soldier of fortune, a traitor to his country, and a fugitive from justice, wafted from Germany to America upon the wave of a revolution."

Another passage imputes improper motives to the Justices of the Supreme Court, as follows:

"Your Honors can never make good plain people in this land believe that this Court is the palladium of their liberties, if the rights of persons or property can be swept out of existence, as have been the rights of Thomas McBride, and then that the United States Supreme Court will deny relief because it is sensitive about interfering with a Cabinet Minister. This same plain people, who toil and sweat to support the Government, and who have fought to preserve it as the best of all Governments, if you coldly turn him out of Court because you hold a Cabinet Minister above the reach of the law, will justly suspect that you are controlled by some patronage which saves such officers from the wrath of the Legislature."

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Justice

What keywords are associated?

Supreme Court Scandalous Pamphlet Mcbride Vs Schurz Impertinent Matter Secretary Of Interior

What entities or persons were involved?

Thomas Mcbride Carl Schurz Justices Of The Supreme Court

Where did it happen?

United States Supreme Court

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Key Persons

Thomas Mcbride Carl Schurz Justices Of The Supreme Court

Location

United States Supreme Court

Event Date

29th Of October

Story Details

The Supreme Court struck a scandalous pamphlet from the McBride vs. Carl Schurz case, which insulted the Secretary as a traitor and accused the Court of favoritism toward Cabinet officials.

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