10/2/1967: Justice Thurgood Marshall takes the oath. Justice Thurgood Marshall The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 2, 1967 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the …
9/25/1981: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor takes the oath. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 25, 1981 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason …
8/26/1964: Lyndon B. Johnson nominated as Democratic candidate for president. He would make two appointments to the Supreme Court: Justices Abe Fortas and Thurgood Marshall. President Johnson’s appointees to the …
8/25/1998: Justice Lewis Powell dies. Justice Lewis Powell The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 25, 1998 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of …
8/23/2007: John Yates, aboard the Miss Katie boat, threw fish overboard to avoid an inspection. He was prosecuted for destroying property to prevent a federal seizure. In Yates v. United …
8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of his prosecution for cross burning in Virginia v. …
8/21/1798: Justice James Wilson dies. Justice James Wilson The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of …
8/20/1866: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an “end to insurrection in the United States.” President Andrew Johnson The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866 appeared first on Reason.com. …
8/18/1920: The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds …
8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. President George H.W. Bush’s appointees to the Supreme Court …