The Supreme Court Used To Do Its Job A Lot Faster

(Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)

As we settle in for the Supreme Court to take today’s oral argument in the presidential immunity case — that could’ve been argued months ago — and drag it out for 6-8 weeks, let us remember the Court’s good old days. In its first-ever decided case, how long did it take the Supreme Court to render a decision after hearing oral argument?

Hint: The decision in West v. Barnes was unanimous, but still…

See the answer on the next page.