Hugo Black - Wikipedia
WEBHugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971.
Hugo Black | Supreme Court Justice, Constitutional Law Expert
WEBHugo Black was a lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937–71). Black’s legacy as a Supreme Court justice derives from his support of the doctrine of total incorporation, according to which the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United.
How an Ex‑KKK Member Made His Way Onto the U.S. Supreme …
WEBOct 10, 2018 · During his time on the Supreme Court, Justice Hugo Black voted to desegregate schools, expand freedom of the press and help protect housing options for minorities. He was also a former member...
Justice Hugo Black :: Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center
WEBRead about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
This Supreme Court Justice Was a KKK Member | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 27, 2017 · Hugo La Fayette Black was a Supreme Court justice for over three decades, and is remembered as a defender of civil rights.
Hugo Black, unabashed partisan for the Constitution
WEBOn August 12, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated then-Senator Hugo Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court. Despite controversies about his past membership in the KKK, the Justice would go on to serve for more than three decades, establishing an impressive legacy of support for civil liberties and strict adherence to the text of the ...
Hugo L. Black - Oyez
WEBAssociate Justice. From a rural county and a humble beginning, Hugo LaFayette Black refused to let his past dictate his future. Black was born on February 27, 1886, in Harlan, Alabama. He was the eighth and last child of Martha Toland and William Black, who lived on a farm for the first three years of Black’s life.
Hugo L. Black, 1937-1971 - Supreme Court Historical Society
WEBHistorical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Hugo Black.
Hugo Black | The First Amendment Encyclopedia
WEBHugo Lafayette Black (1886–1971) served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 34 years and is widely considered to be one of the most influential justices of his time, even though his background and unusual path to the Court might have presaged a far more modest impact.
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - Hugo Black Digital Library
WEBU.S. Supreme Court Opinions. Learn more about Hugo Black’s landmark cases or search his opinions. Case. Citation. Type. Year. Link.