Stanley Matthews

From Conservapedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Iduan (talk | contribs) at 21:37, March 17, 2011. It may differ significantly from current revision.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Stanley Matthews
Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
From: May 12, 1881 – March 22, 1889
Nominator James Garfield
Predecessor Noah H. Swayne
Successor David J. Brewer
Information
Spouse(s) Mary A. Matthews
Military Service
Allegiance Union
Rank Lieutenant-colonel
Battles/wars Civil War

Thomas Stanley Matthews (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He wrote the majority opinion in Yick Wo v. Hopkins - which established that de facto discriminatory application of a neutral law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Stanley Matthews (English) (HTML). law.jrank.