Byron R. White papers, 1961-1992.

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Byron R. White papers, 1961-1992.

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Opinion files and related administrative records documenting cases heard during White's tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court. Opinion files contain memoranda and drafts of majority opinions, dissents, and concurrences; administrative files contain case assignment lists, circulation records, conference lists, schedules of court hearings, decision statistics, per curiam opinions, and docket sheets. Includes records of cases in which White was disqualified and those he requested be discussed in conference. Also includes memoranda and reports by administrative officers of the Supreme Court. Includes material on cases invovling the "Miranda law" (that suspects must be informed of their rights before police questioning), abortion, child pornography, freedom of speech, homosexuality, racial bias, and liability of news organizations.

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United States. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...

White, Byron R., 1917-2002

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Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962; formerly U.S. deputy attorney general, lawyer, naval intelligence officer, Rhodes scholar, and professional football player. Full name: Byron Raymond White. Nickname: Whizzer. From the description of Byron R. White papers, 1961-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983274 Biographical Note 1917,...