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==Supreme Court==
==Supreme Court==
Black was nominated by Roosevelt to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in August 1937. A month after being confirmed by the Senate, it was ''then'' revealed by the ''Pittsburg Post-Gazette'' that he had been a member of the Klan. He refused to resign despite a national uproar.
Black was nominated by Roosevelt to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in August 1937. Civil rights groups including the [[NAACP]] demanded answers on his KKK membership. A month after being confirmed by the Senate, it was ''then'' confirmed by the ''Pittsburg Post-Gazette'' that he had been a member of the Klan. He refused to resign despite a national uproar which included hundreds protesting against him.
As a [[Supreme Court]] Justice, Black was completely opposed to:
As a [[Supreme Court]] Justice, Black was completely opposed to:
*school prayer
*[[school prayer]]
*religion in public life
*religion in public life
*[[patent]] rights
*[[patent]] rights
*any limitations on pornography
*any limitations on [[pornography]]
Justice Black was the leading proponent of [[incorporation doctrine]], and often insisted on a literalist interpretation of the [[Bill of Rights]], and he dissented from ''[[Griswold v. Connecticut]]''.
Justice Black was the leading proponent of [[incorporation doctrine]], and often insisted on a literalist interpretation of the [[Bill of Rights]], and he dissented from ''[[Griswold v. Connecticut]]''.