From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas is running on a long trail that goes back and forth across the cartoon. The trail is labeled, "Road toward Supreme Court Chief Justice...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The Supreme Court bench is drawn like a large ballot box. A hasp and lock are attached to the front of the box. Ronald Reagan stands nearby holding a sign that reads, "I'd...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Judge Haynsworth's arms are being pulled from both sides. One set of arms pulling him in one direction is labeled, "For confirmation," and the other set is labeled, "Against...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A man labeled “New Chief Justice Abe Fortas" is shown wearing judge’s robes, carrying a briefcase and holding a book. He stands in a road that splits into three paths,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Reg Manning. A man labeled "Supreme Court" wearing dark robe and straw hat sits on a stool and plays an upright piano. The sheet music he is playing from is labeled "Constitution," but he...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. President Richard Nixon, dressed in overalls and a plaid shirt, sits on the raised, wooden porch of a house. A dog lies at his side. Nixon holds a knife and a log, from which he...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Paul Carmack. A personified scroll of paper labeled "Court packing proposal" stands on a ladder that leans against the facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building. The scroll, with a paint brush...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. Newly appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger is standing in front of an office door labeled "Office of the Chief Justice." The name of Earl Warren, former Chief...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. President Lyndon Johnson, looking dismayed, is portrayed as an automobile mechanic working on the engine of a high performance race car labeled "Lyndon Johnson special." A number...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. A man in judge's robes (Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas) stands in the center of a whirlwind. Rings of the wind are labeled "GOP-Dixie opposition, Pornography decisions, White...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Associate Justice Abe Fortas is on the steps of the Supreme Court building, wearing his robes. He is fending off bricks which are being thrown at him. The paths of two bricks...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Richard Nixon is nervous and uncertain as he rides in the back seat of a car driven by Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger, who is holding a sign that reads, "Immediage...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Supreme Court nominee Harrold Carswell is shown hanging from the seat of a chair labeled “Supreme Court” which is much larger than he is. The cartoon caption reads, “A problem...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. A baseball bat labeled "Senators" is held at the side of a baseball player (drawn from the waist down). Two mangled baseballs labeled "Carswell" and "Haynesworth" [sic] are on the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Supreme Court nominee Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., dressed in a judge's robe, is walking to the top of a flight of steps. At the top step, the base of a column is seen. On the top...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. A man in judge's robes labeled "Fortas" and carrying a briefcase walks up the steps to the Supreme Court building. A ragged looking dog labeled "Wolfson affair" follows him. The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is flying a plane over Washington, D.C. On the side of the plane is a sign that reads, "School prayer amendment." There are large holes in the plane, and Reagan...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen and President Richard Nixon are being shoved aside by the Supreme Court, which is depicted as a man in a suit labeled, "Desegregate now."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. A police officer drags a drunken man by his coat collar toward the jail. The drunken man drops a bottle labeled "Old horse feathers" to the floor and says,"Shhay, Jedge, kin ah...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. A man in judge's robes labeled "Justice Fortas" stands holding a gavel at his side and looking over his right shoulder. Behind him is the very large shadow he is casting, labeled...
