Atlanta Motel v. U.S

Supreme Court decision

By: Thomas C. Clark; William O. Douglas

Date: December 14, 1964

Source: Clark, Thomas C., and William O. Douglas. Atlanta Motel v. United States, 379 U.S. 241. Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case... ; website home page: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed June 11, 2003).

About the Authors: Thomas C. Clark (1898–1980), a native of Texas, was appointed U.S. attorney general in 1945. He served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1949 to 1967. William O. Douglas (1899–1977) was one of the youngest men ever to be appointed to the Supreme Court and served the longest of any justice: thirty-six years. He was an independent who was more concerned about...

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