Authors: Frank Murphy

1941–1945

Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

Source: 315 U.S. 568, https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/315/568. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellant, a member of the sect known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, was convicted in the municipal court of

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1941–1945

Korematsu v. US

Source: 323 U.S. 214; https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/323/214 Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice STONE and Justices REED, FRANKFURTER, DOUGLAS, and RUTLEDGE. The petitioner, an American citizen

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