Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes functions in the series as the historical Chief Justice whose name anchors appeals to constitutional legitimacy and national solidarity. Though he never appears onstage, political actors and delegates invoke Hughes’ language about national unity to give juridical weight and patriotic resonance to public rhetoric. His legacy operates as an institutional touchstone and moral yardstick, supplying civic gravitas that characters leverage when framing contested policy, turning a legal authority into a rhetorical instrument within political theater.