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'''Hugo LaFayette Black''' (February 27, 1886–September 25, 1971) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].  Appointed by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], he served from August 19, 1937 – September 17, 1971.
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'''Hugo LaFayette Black''' (February 27, 1886–September 25, 1971) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].  Appointed by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], he served from August 19, 1937 – September 17, 1971.  He had previously served as a [[Democrat]] in the [[U.S. Senate]] from 1926-1937, representing the State of [[Alabama]].
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He was famously opposed to:
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As a [[Supreme Court]] Justice, Black was completely opposed to:
    
* school prayer
 
* school prayer
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* [[patent]] rights
 
* [[patent]] rights
 
* any limitations on pornography
 
* any limitations on pornography
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Black often insisted on a literalist interpretation of the [[Bill of Rights]], and he dissented from ''[[Griswold v. Connecticut]]''.
    
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[[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]]
 
[[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]]
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