The Midnight Judges: America’s First Power Grab #AmericanHistory #MidnightJudges

John Adams lost the election of 1800.
The voters rejected his party completely.
So in his final days as president, the Federalists passed the Judiciary Act of 1801 — creating lifetime federal judgeships and filling them at the last possible moment.
Signed until midnight.
Perfectly legal.
Deeply controversial.
This move triggered one of the most explosive constitutional battles in American history — and pushed Thomas Jefferson to the edge.
⚠️ What happened next reshaped the U.S. Supreme Court forever.

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