Judge Walter J. LaBuy papers, 1931-1964.

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Judge Walter J. LaBuy papers, 1931-1964.

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This collection contains reports, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and scrapbooks. The materials pertain to Walter LaBuy's judicial career, the case of U.S. vs. DuPont et al., and the Manual on Jury Instructions in Federal Criminal Cases.

6 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7759821

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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LaBuy, Walter J.

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Judge Walter J. LaBuy (1888-1967) was a federal and Circuit Court judge, serving in Illinois for 44 years. LaBuy, a native of Wisconsin, received his law degree from DePaul University and entered practice in 1912. He was elected to the Cook County Board in 1930, then elected a circuit judge in 1933, becoming Chief Justice of the Circuit Court in 1935. In 1944, LaBuy was appointed to the federal bench by Franklin D. Roosevelt. His most high-profile case was the DuPont-General Motors anti-trust ca...

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...