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11/13/1856 |
Brandeis (Louis D.) is born in Louisville, Kentucky. |
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03/06/1857 |
Dred Scott v. Sandford decision denies freedom to a slave brought into a free territory. |
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1862 |
Amy Warwick decision approves seizure of ship as part of blockade of the Confederacy. |
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02/01/1865 |
John Swett Rock becomes the first African-American to practice law before the Supreme Court. |
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12/31/1881 |
Horace Gray of Boston is appointed to the Supreme Court. |
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11/15/1882 |
Frankfurter (Felix) is born in Vienna, Austria. |
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05/18/1896 |
Plessy v. Ferguson decision allows segregation in public schools. |
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03/28/1898 |
U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark decision establishes that children born in the U.S. are American citizens. |
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08/11/1902 |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is appointed to the Supreme Court. |
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01/19/1903 |
Andrews v. Andrews decision confirms the right of states to establish requirements for marriages and divorce. |
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