The purpose the Supremes waited till the last minute was a Mexican standoff between congress and the Supremes, Congress wanted to limit the terms of a Justice, and stack the Court, the Supremes, used this litigation as a defense just incase Congress acted stupidly.
The purpose the Supremes waited till the last minute was a Mexican standoff between congress and the Supremes, Congress wanted to limit the terms of a Justice, and stack the Court, the Supremes, used this litigation as a defense just incase Congress acted stupidly.