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President William H. Taft elevated Edward Douglas Whitefrom Associate Justice to Chief Justice following Chief Justice Melville Fuller's 1910 death in office. White, who originally joined the Court in 1894, became its leader from 1910 until his death in 1921. Chief Justice White was succeed by former President Taft, who presided over the Court from 1921 until 1930.
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∙ 14y agoFifth Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, Roger B. Taney, was on the bench in 1850. He presided over the court from 1836 - 1864, and is best remembered for his terrible decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, (1857).
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∙ 14y agoPresident Herbert Hoover appointed Charles Evans Hughesto succeed Chief Justice William H. Taft, who retired immediately prior to his death in 1930. Hughes presided over the Supreme Court from 1930 until his retirement in 1941, during the Roosevelt administration. Hughes was an opponent of Roosevelt's New Deal policies, helping to overturn six of eight New Deal Acts as unconstitutional, and was one of the "Nine Old Men" the President hoped to replace during his tenure (he nearly succeeded; eight of the original nine justices left the Court before Roosevelt's death).
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∙ 8y agoRoger B. Taney was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1836-1864. He is best remembered for authoring the opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford*, (1857), the case in which the Court ruled slaves were property and had no standing to sue for their freedom. The Dred Scott case also overturned the Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional. The decision was a seven to two one. Taney wrote the majority opinion.
The respondent's name was misspelled in US Reports and never corrected; the correct spelling is Sanford.
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∙ 14y agoChief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
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∙ 14y agoEarl Warren was the fourteenth Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court), from 1953-1969.
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∙ 13y agoChief Justice Warren Burger presided over the Court from 1969-1986.
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How did earl warren affect the brown decison?
His appointment gave desegregation strong support
Who is Earl Warren?
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the U.S. He was the only person ever elected three times as the Governor of California. Warren also served as the Attorney General of California and the California district attorney for Alameda County. Born - March 19, 1891 Died - July 9, 1974
When did Caribbean Court of Justice started?
14th feb 2001
What did the Supreme Court declare in Miller v Johnson?
The supreme court declared that gerrymandering was unconstitutional because it violated the 14th amendment.
Which amendment did the Supreme Court cite in its Roe v Wade decision?
14th Amendment
What were the five questions the US Supreme Court asked to be answered in Brown v Board of Education?
Brown v Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)Brown was argued twice before the US Supreme Court made a decision in the landmark case, in large part due to the death of Chief Justice Fred Vinson and his succession by Chief Justice Earl Warren. The Court submitted five questions to the attorneys that the justices wanted to address during re-argument in December 1953:Does the 14th Amendment proscribe public school segregation?Did the Congress that had adopted the 14th Amendment understand that a future Congress or the court might reconstrue the amendment and abolish segregation in light of future conditions?Is it was within the power of the court to construe the amendment to abolish school segregation?If the court finds that segregation violates the 14th Amendment, how would desegregation be carried out - with a court decree, or more gradually?If the change were allowed to proceed gradually, who should work out the transition - the Supreme Court, federal district courts, or a special master?
In 1993 the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of racial gerrymandering violated the?
The Supreme Court prohibited racial gerrymandering in 1993, holding that the practice violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
. In the case of Rochin v. California the Supreme Court ruled that the?
14th and amendment was violated
In the case of Rochin v. California the Supreme Court ruled that?
14th and amendment was violated
In the case of Rochin v. California the Supreme Court ruled that the .?
14th and amendment was violated
In the case of Rochin v. California the Supreme Court ruled that the?
14th and amendment was violated
Who was the US Supreme Court justice who crusaded for equality for African-Americans?
Justice Thurgood Marshall (1967-1991)Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Justice appointed to the US Supreme Court, was Founder and Chief Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in 1954, and argued Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka before the high court twice -- once in 1952 and once in 1953.Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954) was a landmark Supreme Court case that addressed the unconstitutionality of segregation in education, held to be a 14th Amendment violation of the Equal Protection Clause. When the Court, lead by Chief Justice, unanimously held in favor of the plaintiff, the ruling overturned the Court's decision in Plessy v. Furguson, which declared "separate but equal" to be constitutional.Although Marshall is best known for his leadership in Brown, it was not the first case he presented to the Supreme Court. In 1940, Marshall successfully argued Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940), a case involving criminal confessions extracted under duress, a violation of the 5th Amendment Due Process Clause.Marshall argued a total of 32 cases before the Supreme Court and won 29 times, an outstanding record.President Lyndon Johnson nominated Marshall as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court in 1967, and he was confirmed by a Senate vote of 69-11 on August 31. Marshall served from 1967-1991, and died on January 24, 1993, at the age of 84.
