Frontiero v. Richardson
Supreme Court decision
By: William Brennan Jr. and Lewis Powell
Date: May 14, 1973
Source: Brennan Jr., William and Lewis Powell. Frontiero v. Richardson. 411 U.S. 677 (1973). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/411/677.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed April 16, 2003).
About the Authors: William Brennan Jr. (1906–1997), the son of Irish immigrants, went to the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree and Harvard University for his law degree. In 1957, Brennan was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lewis Powell (1907–1998) graduated from Harvard Law School. He was president of the American Bar Association in 1964, and championed legal services for the poor. He was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1971 and served until...
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