Show TILL HONORABLE U SUPREME COURT A few weeks ago nine black robed figures walked slowly into an ancient chamber in washington D C they sank down in age polished leather chairs while a crier rapped his el and announced oyez oyez oyez hoyez all persons having business before the honorable the supreme court of the united states are admonished to draw near and give their atten tion god save the united states and this honorable court these men represent the highest power in the land theirs Is the court of last resort theirs Is the power to settle finally and tor for alt all time arguments concerning the con of laws contracts and t judgments on its docket are some f tour our hundred cases of which about three hundred will be eliminated on jurisdictional grounds among the hundred which remain are three cases which will destroy ol 01 ize some of the most extraordinary legislative judicial acts in american history two of these cases involve the power ot of the recovery act to re strict production the third will test the constitutionality of the law abro gating payment ot of contracts in gold in addition it Is possible that other cases now in lower courts which in volve new deal legislation will come before the justice justices before the session closes whatever the results the deals ions of the uie court will be final and they will not be questioned sena tors congressmen Gon gressmen and governors are reviled even presidents are subject to strong criticism but the court Is alave alive such mundane matters and not subject to criticism no other institution possesses the almost unqualified respect and faith of the american people shortly after opening the court made a decision which while it did not affirm or deny the constitutionality of any major administration measure Is of wide interest it threw out the case of an air line which held that the government had illegally ab airmail contracts and the court refused to review the decisions of lower tribunals |