When did Hughes resign from the Supreme Court?
1916
1914
1918
1920
Answer
Hughes resigned from the Supreme Court in 1916 to run for the Republican presidential nomination. He had served on the Court for eight years, during which time he had written many important opinions, including the majority opinion in the landmark case of Hammer v. Dagenhart, which struck down a federal law prohibiting the interstate shipment of goods produced by child labor.
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