Charles Evans Hughes

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United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)

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Leuchtenburg (1974), pp. 255–256 On May 16, the President launched an investigation, headed by Republican Charles Evans Hughes, into the War Department and the Council of Defense. Source: Internet

Merlo J. Pusey, Charles Evans Hughes (1951) vol 1 p 356 With Wilson having successfully pressured the Germans to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare, it was difficult for Hughes to attack Wilson's peace platform. Source: Internet

Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes addressed the Court's limitation when political process allowed future policy change, but a judicial ruling would "attribute finality". Source: Internet

FDR is sworn in by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Source: Internet

New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes ran, but when he made a major policy speech, Roosevelt the same day sent a special message to Congress warning in strong terms against corporate corruption. Source: Internet

No sooner had the Soviet Union reacted favorably than Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes persuaded the President to reject it. Source: Internet

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