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Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971.
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Hugo Lafayette Black (27 de febrero de 1886-25 de septiembre de 1971) fue un abogado, político y jurista estadounidense que se desempeñó como Senador de los Estados Unidos por Alabama de 1927 a 1937 y como Juez Asociado de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos de 1937 a 1971.
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Willis Van Devanter
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
23 de feb. de 2024 · Hugo Black was a lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937–71). Black’s legacy as a Supreme Court justice derives from his support of the doctrine of total incorporation, according to which the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United
- Freedom of Speech
- Civil Rights
- Church and State
TheFirst Amendment of the United States Constitution reads that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Over the co...
Though a former member of the KKK and initially rumored a bigot, Black established himself as sympathetic to the civil rights movement over the course of his Supreme Court career. Perhaps most notably, Justice Black was part of the unanimous Brown v. Board of Education (1954) landmark decision upholding that racial segregation in public schools is ...
Justice Black’s absolutist approach to interpreting the First Amendment led him to fervently support a separation between church and state. As a result, he wrote several majority opinions relating to the topic: 1. In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), he delivered the Court’s opinion that the Establishment Clause in the Bill of Rights—”Congress ...
From a rural county and a humble beginning, Hugo LaFayette Black refused to let his past dictate his future. Black was born on February 27, 1886, in Harlan, Alabama. He was the eighth and last child of Martha Toland and William Black, who lived on a farm for the first three years of Black’s life.
Hugo Lafayette Black (27 de febrero de 1886 - 25 de septiembre de 1971) fue un abogado, político y jurista estadounidense que se desempeñó como senador de los Estados Unidos por Alabama de 1927 a 1937 y como juez asociado de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos de 1937 a 1971.
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
