Zorach v. Clauson

Supreme Court decision

By: William O. Douglas, Hugo L. Black, and Robert H. Jackson

Date: April 28, 1952

Source: Douglas, William O., Hugo L. Black, and Robert H. Jackson. Zorach v. Clauson. 343 U.S. 306. Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=sear... ; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed February 28, 2003).

About the Authors: William O. Douglas (1898–1980) chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1939, when he became, at forty, one of the youngest men ever appointed to the Supreme Court. He served over thirty-six years, the longest of any justice, retiring in 1975. Many thought Douglas would be pro-business, but he devoted himself to the defense of the Bill...

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