Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) Thurgood Marshall was an attorney known best for his arguments before the Supreme Court, rather than his tenure as a justice. He argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than anyone else in history. then served as the Solicitor General after being appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. President [...]
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Legal Masterminds: Benjamin N. Cardozo
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870 – July 9, 1938) Benjamin Cardozo was a justice on the New York Court of Appeals, and later an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Cardozo was born in New York City. His father was a judge on the Supreme Court of New York, and his mother passed [...]
Juveniles and Life Without Parole: Miller v. Alabama
Among the flurry of opinions released by the U.S. Supreme Court in the past few weeks, was a landmark decision regarding sentencing for juveniles. In Miller v. Alabama, three 14 year old defendants were convicted of murder, and sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. In each of the cases, [...]
Louis Dembitz Brandeis (November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) He was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Jewish Immigrant parents. He enrolled at Harvard Law School, which was then a two year program. Unfortunately, his eyesight began failing as a result of the large volume of required reading and the poor visibility under gaslights. Doctors suggested he [...]
8th Circuit Allows 10 Commandments Suit To Proceed
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit determined Friday that a lawsuit opposing a monument of the 10 Commandments displayed on publicly owned property in Fargo, North Dakota may move forward, according to Jurist.com. The lawsuit was initiated against the city of Fargo by a nonprofit group, known as the the Red River Freethinkers, back [...]
