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Justice System Timeline
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliver was the 58th justice in US history, the first one to be appointed in the 1900s -
George Shiras Jr. Retired
Shiras Jr. retired after 10 years of being an Associate Justice in 1903 -
William R. Day
Day was the 59th justice appointed, the second in the 1900s -
Lochner v. New York
The Constitution stops a state from interfering with an employee’s right to contract with an employer -
60th Justice
William Henry Moody was the 60th justice of the United States -
NAACP founded
It advanced justice for African Americans in 1909 -
Horace Harmon Lurton
Lurton became the 61st justice as an Associate Justice -
Weems v. United States
The case was based on cruel and unusual punishment, which changes through time -
Edward Douglass White
White was the chief justice from 1910-1921 -
64th Justice Appointed
Joseph Rucker Lamar became the 64th justice of the Supreme Court, replacing William Henry Moody -
63rd Justice Appointed
Willis Van Devanter was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court -
District Courts
Congress votes to abolish US circuit courts and change it to District Courts -
65th Justice
Mahlon Pitney was the 65th appointed justice of the United States. He is from NJ -
67th Justice Appointed
Louis Brandeis became the 67th Justice of the Supreme Court -
Schenck v. United States
The Supreme Court stated that if a Speech clearly presents danger to the security of the United States is a violation of
free speech as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. -
American Civil Liberties Union Founded
The ACLU was created in 1920 in order "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." -
19th Amendment Passed
19th Amendment was passed in order to give woman rights -
10th Chief Justice
William Howard Taft became the 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court -
70th Justice Appointed
George Sutherland became the 70th justice of the Supreme Court -
71st justice appointed
Pierce Butler was the 71st justice appointed to the Supreme Court -
72nd Justice Appointed
Edward Terry Sanford was the 72nd justice appointed to the Supreme Court -
First Gas Chamber Execution
Gee Jon was the first person to ever be executed by a gas chamber -
11th Chief Justice
Charles Evan Hughes became the 11th Chief Justice after Taft retired -
74th Justice Appointed
Owen Josephus Roberts was the 74th justice appointed to the Supreme Court -
75th justice appointed
Benjamin N. Cardozo was the 75th justice appointed to the Supreme Court -
Donoghue v Stevenson
A woman found a snail in her beer and sued for negligence. This case established tort of negligence -
Woolmington v Director of Public Prosecutions
The case gave defendants the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty -
Last Execution Publicly
The last public execution was on this date. Rainey Bethea was executed for rape of a 70-year old woman -
76th Justice Appointed
Hugo Black became the 76th justice of the Supreme Court -
77th justice appointed
Stanley Forman Reed was the 77th justice appointed to the Supreme Court -
78th Justice
Felix Frankfurter became the 78th justice of the United States -
79th justice appointed
William O. Douglas became the 79th justice of the Supreme Court -
81st Justice
James F. Byrnes became the 81st justice of the United States -
12th Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone was the next Chief Justice after Hughes -
82nd Justice appointed
Robert H. Jackson of NY became the 82nd justice of the United States -
Beatrice Rosenburg
She became the first female attorney in the Criminal Justice Department -
Korematsu v. United States
The Supreme Court Case upheld internment of Japanese Americans during WWII -
84th justice appointed
Harold Hitz Burton became the 84th justice of the Supreme Court -
13th Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson became the 13th Chief Justice after Harlan F. Stone -
87th justice appointed
Sherman Minton became the 87th justice of the Supreme Court -
14th Chief Justice
Earl Warren became the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after Fred Vinson -
Brown V. Board of Ed.
This Supreme Court case ended legal racial segregation in school. -
89th justice appointed
John Marshall Harlan II became the 89th justice of the supreme court -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
After Rosa Park refused to sit in the back of the bus, she was arrested and many boycotted the bus system -
Death Penalty: Alaska
Alaska got rid of the death penlty, making the last execution in 1950 in Juneau -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
First federal civil rights legisltion -
Cooper v. Aaron
States are not able to nullify decisions to federal courts -
Mapp v. Ohio
While searching Mapp's house, police found a different object than they were looking for. Mapp argued saying they didn't have a warrant for that object. The Supreme court agreeed -
Bailey v. Patterson
The Supreme Court ruled that if there is segregation in transportation facilities, it is deemed unconstitutional -
93rd Justice Appointed
Byron white became the 93rd justice of the United States Supreme Court -
Engel v. Vitale
A school in NY had a prayer every morning to God and the school was brought to court for violation of the first Amendment -
94th Justice Appointed
Arthur Goldberg was appointed as an Associate justice -
Gideon v. Wainwright
This Supreme Court case granted defendants the right to an attorney even if they couldn't afford it -
New York Times v. Sullivan
Sullivan sued the New York Times for making false statements but was overruled by the Supreme Court -
Watts Riots in Los Angeles
Riots broke out in Los Angeles because of the arrest of three African Americans. The riots broke out after Marquette Frye was pulled over. The riots represented Black Power -
95th Justice Appointed
Abe Fortas became the 95th justice of the Supreme Court -
Miranda v. Arizona
The Supreme Court case made it mandatory for prisoners to hear their rights as a citizen before being questioned by the police -
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall was the first black justice of the United States -
Terry v. Ohio
Police were able to stop and frisk and it doesn't violate the constitution -
Tinker v. Des Moines
When students go to school, they still have their rights. -
15th Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger became the 15th Chief Justice of the United States after Earl Warren -
98th justice appointed
Harry Blackmun was the 98th justice of the supreme court -
99th justice of the supreme court
Lewis F. Powell Jr. became the 99th justice of the supreme court -
William Rehnquist, 100th Justice
He was the 100th justice of the United States, serving as an Associate and Chief Justice -
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not guarantee a right to education -
Roe v. Wade
The supreme court stated that a woman's privacy in abortion is protected by the constitution -
Death Penalty: Texas
Texas still carries out the death penalty. Texas has carried out the most executions in the United States -
U.S. v. Nixon
Though he is the president, he is not above the law -
Goss v. Lopez
The Court decided that students are entitled to certain due process rights -
101st justice appointes
John Paul Stevens became the 101st justice of the Supreme Court -
Public Integrity Section
After the Watergate scandal, the Public Integrity Section was created in order to seek corruption -
Alabama Death Penalty
Alabama reinstated capital punishment (Death Penalty) in 1976 -
First Lethal Injection
Charles Brooks, Jr. was the first person to be killed by lethal injection in Texas. -
Death Penalty: D.C.
Washington D.C. no longer carries out the death penalty -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra was the first woman appointed as a justice in history -
US Court of Appeals
Created in order to decide appeals from the district courts -
New Jersey v. T.L.O
The ruling stated that students have a reduced expectation of privacy on school grounds -
Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser
Students can't make obscene speeches in school. They do not have a First Amendment right -
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
The Supreme Court case decided that Administrators may edit the content in school newspapers if inappropriate -
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy is the longest lasting incumbent, who has been an Associate Justice for over 30 years -
Texas v. Johnson
Offensive speech is still protected by the First Amendment -
Cruzan v. Missouri Dept. of Health
The case decided that a persons life support could be killed only if there is clear evidence stating that is what the person would have wanted -
Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section
It was created in order to stop the action of laundering money -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ginsburg is the oldest incumbent of the Supreme Court -
108th justice appointed
Stephen Breyer became the 108th justice of the Supreme Court -
Last hanging in United States
Billy Bailey was the last person to be hanged in the united states -
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
A football before a game said a prayer over the loud speaker. The Supreme Court ruled that students cannot use loud speakers to lead prayers -
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris
Although some aren't constitutional, certain voucher programs are constitutional. -
Board of Education v. Earls
Random drug tests given to students that do extracurricular activities does not violate the 4th Amendment -
Roper v. Simmons
The supreme court case decided it was unconstitutional to impose capital punishment for crimes underage -
John Roberts
First person to be appointed as a justice in the 2000s -
Death Penalty: New Jersey
The death penalty was brought back in 1982 but then abolished by Governor Corzine in 2007 -
District of Columbia v. Heller
Citizens were granted the right to possess firearms for self defense. -
111th Justice Appointed
Sonia Sotomayor became the 111th justice of the Supreme Court -
Elena Kagan
She was the last woman to be appointed as a justice -
Miller v. Alabama
The Supreme Court ruled that life sentence without parole is unconstitutional for juveniles -
United States v. Windsor
The Supreme Court decided that restricting U.S. federal interpretation of "marriage" and "spouse" to apply only to opposite-sex unions is unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. -
Cannabis in Colorado
Marijuana was now being commercially sold in Colorado -
Antonin Scalia
Scalia is the last former justice who passed in the year 2016 -
Neil Gorsuch
Born in 1967, Neil Gorsuch is the newest justice of the supreme court, being appointed only on 2017
