1910's Law and Justice | Weeks v. U.S

Supreme Court decision

By: William R. Day

Date: February 24, 1914

Source: Day, William R. Weeks v. U.S., 232 U.S. 383 (1914). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/us/232/383.html; website home page: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed January 22, 2003).

About the Author: William R. Day (1849–1923), born in Ravenna, Ohio, served briefly (and unwillingly) as U.S. attorney general in 1898. In 1899, he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt (served 1901–1909) appointed him to the Supreme Court, where he served as an associate justice until his resignation in 1922.

Introduction

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