the opinion by justice james c mcreynolds and liam are day was incredulous that a ban on intoxicating beer could be imposed a year after the end of fighting. food was now abundant. the ban could no longer be justified as a war measure. concerned,hey were the idea that war powers could be exercised because a peace treaty had not been signed card, side, was a fig leaf. foreshadowed how the conservative court of the 1920's and early 1930's would behave. because the court had not heard any of the property cases during the war, the libertarian mcreynolds, had been unable to comment because -- had been unable to comment on this governmental powers. never haveion should taken place they said. is for rulerson and for people in war and in peace. it is covered by all classes of men and by all circumstances. the suspension of constitutional --itations during times of leads to anarchy or despotism. decade-long depression that began in 1929, this view commanded a majority of the court and led to the constitutional crisis of 1937. statesh all but two ratified the 18th amendment, there was still a g

>> justice mcreynolds. sheldon: that is correct. justice mcreynolds. not a nice guy. apparently, none of his supreme court colleagues attended his funeral. elizabeth: shocker. [laughter] >> good for them. elizabeth: next question for team madison. which justice weathered four impeachment attempts and as many wives during his 36 years on the supreme court? >> the one, the only, william o. douglass. elizabeth: that is right. i think we could have filled an entire category with his scandals. there are entire books written about him. sheldon: all right. this is another rather violent one. on the receiving end, not killing someone this time. which justice was attacked on a train by california supreme court justice david terry after ruling against his wife's suit for divorce from her first husband? this is the longest-serving justice, who was nominated by lincoln. [laughter] >> the 12th. elizabeth: and paul was there. [laughter] >> we have to pass. elizabeth: ok. team madison? >> fields. elizabeth: that is correct. stephen johnson field. [laughter] elizabeth: i knew you wer

because the court had not heard any of the property cases during the war, the libertarian mcreynolds had been unable to comment on the administration expansion of governmental powers . as they now said, that expansion should never have taken place. "the constitution of the united states is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men at all times and under all circumstances. the suspension of constitutional limitations during times of great exigencies leads directly --anarchy or depositions him or despotism." in the next great one, this view commended a majority of the court, and led to the constitutional crisis of 1937. although all but two states eventually ratified the 18th amendment, there was a great deal of anti-prohibition sentiment in the country. in to court not only to challenge the implementing legislation, but the amendment itself. in 1920, a distinguished battery of lawyers, including william guthrie and the venerable ella horoot attacked the amendment on two grounds. first, they claimed the con