Adler v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision
By: Sherman Minton, Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas
Date: March 3, 1952
Source: Minton, Sherman, Hugo L. Black, and William O. Douglas. Adler v. Board of Education. 342 U.S. 485 (1952). Available online at http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/getcase/US/342/485.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed June 13, 2003).
About the Authors: Sherman Minton (1890–1965) served in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Court of Appeals prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Harry S. Truman (served 1945–1953), a good friend, in 1949. A New Deal liberal, he surprised many when he began ruling against civil liberties and adopting some of the repressive opinions of the Cold War era. He served until 1956.
Hugo L. Black (1886–1971)...
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