Cooper v. Aaron
Supreme Court decision
By: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: September 15, 1958
Source: U.S. Supreme Court. Cooper v. Aaron. 358 U.S. 1 (1958). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&v... ; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed March 11, 2003).
About the Organization: The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren (1891–1974) made some of the most revolutionary decisions of the Court's history, particularly in the areas of civil rights and the Court's powers over federal and state authorities. Presiding over some of the strongest personalities ever to sit on the bench, Warren, within a year of becoming Chief Justice, led the way to such groundbreaking decisions as Brown v. Board of...
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1950's Law and Justice Primary Sources
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