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| − | + | '''Hugo LaFayette Black''' (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Appointed by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], he served from August 19, 1937 – September 17, 1971. | |
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| + | ==Early career== | ||
| + | Before his political career he was a member of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] in the 1920s. In 1921 Black successfully defended E. R. Stephenson in his trial for the murder of a [[Catholic]] [[priest]], Fr. James E. Coyle. | ||
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| + | ==U.S. Senate== | ||
[[File:Hugo black kkk.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|]] | [[File:Hugo black kkk.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|]] | ||
| + | He had previously served as a [[Democrat]] in the [[U.S. Senate]] from 1926–1937, representing the State of [[Alabama]]. Black built his winning Senate campaign around multiple appearances at KKK meetings. | ||
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| + | ==Supreme Court== | ||
As a [[Supreme Court]] Justice, Black was completely opposed to: | As a [[Supreme Court]] Justice, Black was completely opposed to: | ||
| − | + | *school prayer | |
| − | * school prayer | + | *religion in public life |
| − | * religion in public life | + | *[[patent]] rights |
| − | * [[patent]] rights | + | *any limitations on pornography |
| − | * any limitations on pornography | ||
Justice Black was the leading proponent of [[incorporation doctrine]], and often insisted on a literalist interpretation of the [[Bill of Rights]], and he dissented from ''[[Griswold v. Connecticut]]''. | Justice Black was the leading proponent of [[incorporation doctrine]], and often insisted on a literalist interpretation of the [[Bill of Rights]], and he dissented from ''[[Griswold v. Connecticut]]''. | ||
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: August 18, 1937 – September 17, 1971 | |||
| Nominator | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
| Predecessor | Willis Van Devanter | ||
| Successor | Lewis Powell | ||
| Former U.S. Senator from Alabama From: March 4, 1927 – August 19, 1937 | |||
| Predecessor | Oscar W. Underwood | ||
| Successor | Dixie B. Graves | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Foster (1921-1951) Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte (1957-death) | ||
Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, he served from August 19, 1937 – September 17, 1971.
Early career
Before his political career he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. In 1921 Black successfully defended E. R. Stephenson in his trial for the murder of a Catholic priest, Fr. James E. Coyle.
U.S. Senate
He had previously served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1926–1937, representing the State of Alabama. Black built his winning Senate campaign around multiple appearances at KKK meetings.
Supreme Court
As a Supreme Court Justice, Black was completely opposed to:
- school prayer
- religion in public life
- patent rights
- any limitations on pornography
Justice Black was the leading proponent of incorporation doctrine, and often insisted on a literalist interpretation of the Bill of Rights, and he dissented from Griswold v. Connecticut.
Black was well known for his anti-Catholic viewpoints,[1] and was profoundly influenced by the writings of Paul Blanshard, a socialist.[2][3][4] In Korematsu v. the United States, Black voted to uphold President Roosevelt's mass arrests and incarceration of Japanese men, women, and children based on race.
References
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