EPISODE · Feb 11, 2025 · 3 MIN
For One Supreme Court Nominee, The Nation’s Number One Question Was About His Mustache
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1833, the birthday of Melville Fuller. He would eventually become Chief Justice of the United States, but not before the country asked whether a member of the US Supreme Court could be fair and objective if he has a mustache (!) Plus: this Saturday in Devils Lake, North Dakota, it’s ShiverFest.Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller and the Great Mustache Debate of 1888 (W&L Law Scholarly Commons) ShiverFest We once again mustache you to back this show on Patreon
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Today in 1833, the birthday of Melville Fuller. He would eventually become Chief Justice of the United States, but not before the country asked whether a member of the US Supreme Court could be fair and objective if he has a mustache (!) Plus: this Saturday in Devils Lake, North Dakota, it’s ShiverFest.Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller and the Great Mustache Debate of 1888 (W&L Law Scholarly Commons) ShiverFest We once again mustache you to back this show on Patreon
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For One Supreme Court Nominee, The Nation’s Number One Question Was About His Mustache
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