Today in Supreme Court History: April 5, 1982

4/5/1982: Justice Abe Fortas dies.

Justice Abe Fortas

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[Dan Schiavetta]

LBJ got filibustered by segregationists. With Nixon in, they got what they wanted. A weak version of what was done with Garland.

[Dilan Esper]

The Fortas matter is the key to understanding the modern political fights over judges. It was the appointment that launched a thousand ships.

[Cal Cetín]

Did segregationists trick him into taking a retainer from a dodgy financier?

[arbitrary aardvark]

i had forgotten he represented gideon in gideon v wainwright. today i learned that he went back to practicing law, and appeared at the supreme court a few times.

[NinjaEssays]

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