Authors: Owen Roberts

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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1929–1941

United States v. Butler

Source: Online from “FDR and the Supreme Court,” The New Deal Network (Columbia University: Institute for Learning Technologies), There should be no misunderstanding as to the function of this court

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1941–1945

Korematsu v. US

Source: 323 U.S. 214 (1944). Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. https://goo.gl/eMj7eS. Mr. Justice Black1 delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioner, an American citizen of Japanese descent, was

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1941–1945

Betts v. Brady

The petitioner was indicted for robbery in the Circuit Court of Carroll County, Maryland. Due to lack of funds [316 U.S. 455, 457] he was unable to employ counsel, and

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