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William Howard Taft is seated in the bottom row, middle as he sits with the U.S. supreme Court in 1925

On May 18, 1896 the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Plessy v. Ferguson, a “separate but equal” Louisiana decree that marked the beginning of Jim Crow segregation laws in the South and an end to Reconstruction. Today In Black History, Black History Books, Separate But Equal, John Marshall, Coloured People, Jim Crow, African Diaspora

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On May 18, 1896 the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Plessy v. Ferguson, a “separate but equal” Louisiana decree that marked the beginning of Jim Crow segregation laws in the South and an end to Reconstruction.

The U.S. Supreme Court defends women's voting rights. Today In History, Defenders, Supreme Court, Change The World, Freedom, The Past, Liberty, Political Freedom

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Can you guess who this is? It's Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice! She handled several sex discrimination cases for the @ACLU of New Jersey in the early 1970s. #ThrowbackThursday #aclu Girl Power, Lady Power, Supreme Court Justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Throwback Thursday, Powerful Women, Family History, Feminism, Equality

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Can you guess who this is? It's Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice! She handled several sex discrimination cases for the @ACLU of New Jersey in the early 1970s. #ThrowbackThursday #aclu

March 6, 1857: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Dred Scott, a slave, had no right to pursue American citizenship. Black History Facts, Black History Month, Indira Ghandi, Famous Black People, Ferguson Protest, Famous African Americans, Thing 1, History Photos

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March 6, 1857: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Dred Scott, a slave, had no right to pursue American citizenship.

On February 20, 2002, Timothy Wayne Adams shot his child, a 19-month-old boy, twice in the chest resulting in his death, because the child's mother ended their relationship. Adams was executed with lethal injection on February 22, 2011, 35 minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal. He declined to make a final statement. Criminal Record, Criminal Minds, Evil People, Crazy People, 19 Month Old, Lethal Injection, Natural Born Killers, Serial Killers, True Crime

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On February 20, 2002, Timothy Wayne Adams shot his child, a 19-month-old boy, twice in the chest resulting in his death, because the child's mother ended their relationship. Adams was executed with lethal injection on February 22, 2011, 35 minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal. He declined to make a final statement.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955): The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Glenn Smiley leave a city bus after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling desegregating Montgomery buses took effect. Civil Rights Leaders, Civil Rights Movement, Gordon Parks, Declaration Of Independence, Jazz Musicians, The Rev, King Jr, African American History, Martin Luther King

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955): The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Glenn Smiley leave a city bus after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling desegregating Montgomery buses took effect.

Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939. He became one of the most famous and influential figures ever to serve on the high court. His opinions were, according to legal scholars, some of the "greatest defenses" of freedom of speech and the right to privacy ever written by a member of the Supreme Court. 212 Vip, Louis Brandeis, Charles Murray, Perfume Carolina Herrera, Belize Vacations, Peru Vacation, Thailand Honeymoon, Hotels, Harvard Law

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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939. He became one of the most famous and influential figures ever to serve on the high court. His opinions were, according to legal scholars, some of the "greatest defenses" of freedom of speech and the right to privacy ever written by a member of the Supreme Court.

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Thurgood Marshall, then chief counsel for the NAACP, poses for a photo taken circa 1950. In 1967, Marshall became the first African-American elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court. Brave, Afro, Black Pride, Before Us, Black Is Beautiful, Beautiful People

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Thurgood Marshall, then chief counsel for the NAACP, poses for a photo taken circa 1950. In 1967, Marshall became the first African-American elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its 2nd African American (succeeding Justice Thurgood Marshall) on Oct 16, 1991. Justice Thomas is generally viewed as among the most conservative members of the Court. He's approached federalism issues in a way that limits the power of the federal government & expands power of state & local governments. At the same time his opinions have generally supported a strong executive branch w/the federal government. Black Republicans, White People, Portrait, American Pride, Event Posters

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Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its 2nd African American (succeeding Justice Thurgood Marshall) on Oct 16, 1991. Justice Thomas is generally viewed as among the most conservative members of the Court. He's approached federalism issues in a way that limits the power of the federal government & expands power of state & local governments. At the same time his opinions have generally supported a strong executive branch w/the federal government.

Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, when she was 51 years old. History Major, History Class, Women In History, History Museum, Great Women, Amazing Women, Sandra Day O'connor, Der Richter

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Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, when she was 51 years old.

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Feb, 22 1965 - Felix Frankfurter, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court died of heart failure. (b. 1882) Frankfurt, Anti Intellectualism, Chicago School, Plus Belle Citation, Denial

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Feb, 22 1965 - Felix Frankfurter, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court died of heart failure. (b. 1882)

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Oliver Wendel Holmes Jr. (1841-1935), was a professor of law at Harvard University and judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Court prior to his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, 1924. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, Ted Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Joe Louis, Washington Dc Travel, Famous Graves, National Cemetery

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Oliver Wendel Holmes Jr. (1841-1935), was a professor of law at Harvard University and judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Court prior to his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, 1924.

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Sonia Sotomayor was born June 25, 1954, in the Bronx, New York. Her desire to be a judge was first inspired by the TV show Perry Mason. She graduated from Yale Law School and passed the bar in 1980. She became a U.S. District Court Judge in 1992 and was elevated to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998. In 2009, she became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history. Puerto Rico, Hispanic Women, Hispanic American, American Women, Hispanic Heritage Month

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Sonia Sotomayor was born June 25, 1954, in the Bronx, New York. Her desire to be a judge was first inspired by the TV show Perry Mason. She graduated from Yale Law School and passed the bar in 1980. She became a U.S. District Court Judge in 1992 and was elevated to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998. In 2009, she became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

Gary Gilmore (1940-1977) was convicted of two murders in Utah and later became famous for insisting his death sentence by firing squad be carried out. He was the first person executed in the U.S. after new death penalty laws were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. His famous last words were: 'Let’s do it!' A book was written about his crimes~ "Executioner's Song" Famous Murders, Murder Most Foul, Mystery Of History, Criminology, Famous Last Words, Gangsters

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Gary Gilmore (1940-1977) was convicted of two murders in Utah and later became famous for insisting his death sentence by firing squad be carried out. He was the first person executed in the U.S. after new death penalty laws were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. His famous last words were: 'Let’s do it!' A book was written about his crimes~ "Executioner's Song"

First Monday in October (1981) 98 min - Comedy | Drama - 21 August 1981 (USA) 6.1 Your rating: For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate. First Monday In October, Jill Clayburgh, Dan Snow, Walter Matthau, Lady Justice, Odd Couples, Instant Video

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First Monday in October (1981) 98 min - Comedy | Drama - 21 August 1981 (USA) 6.1 Your rating: For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

This day in News History: May 17, 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal. World History, Newspaper Headlines, Old Newspaper, Interesting History

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This day in News History: May 17, 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

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