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The Supreme Court has been of all features of our Government ... the most successful

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Hereafter when Congress wishes to pass a law which the Supreme Court might over- rule, it shall request the Supreme Court by a joint resolution, signed by the President, for an advisory opinion—or really an advance opinion. The Supreme Court in such a case would have a right to refuse. It could refuse if it believed it was being drawn into a partisan controversy. But, in uncontroversial questions, it could render great assistance.

Many other nations allow the Supreme Court to provide an “advisory” opinion, but in the United States, while the law does not prohibit this, the Supreme Court has always refused to render an opinion in the absence of a actual case.

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James Montgomery Beck

Born: July 9, 1861
Died: April 12, 1936
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Profession: Lawyer

Biography

James Montgomery Beck was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Solicitor General and U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.

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