American Decades
Deaths
Harry Andrew Blackmun, 90, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1970-1994) who wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade (1973), 4 March 1999.
Nils Andreas Boe, 78, judge, U.S. Court of International Trade and former governor of South Dakota, 30 July 1992.
William Joseph Brennan Jr., 91, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956-1990), 24 July 1997.
Vincent L. Broderick, 74, judge, U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, 3 March 1995.
Vincent J. Browne, 80, civilrights scholar at Howard University, 27 August 1997.
Warren Earl Burger, 88, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1969-1986) who wrote the decision in United States v. Richard Nixon (1974) establishing that claims of executive privilege do not shield presidents from judicial subpoenas, leading to the release of Nixon's tapes and ultimately to...
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1990's Law and Justice
