Difference between revisions of "Stanley Matthews"

Stanley Matthews
Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; From: May 12, 1881 – March 22, 1889
Nominator	James Garfield
Predecessor	Noah H. Swayne
Successor	David J. Brewer
Information;
Spouse(s)	Mary A. Matthews;
Military Service;
Allegiance	Union;
Rank	Lieutenant-colonel;
Battles/wars	Civil War

Revision as of 01:31, June 28, 2016

Thomas Stanley Matthews (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He wrote the majority opinion in Yick Wo v. Hopkins - which established that de facto discriminatory application of a neutral law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.^[1]

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-'''Thomas Stanley Matthews''' (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. He wrote the majority opinion in ''Yick Wo v. Hopkins'' - which established that [[de facto]] discriminatory application of a neutral law violates the [[Equal Protection Clause]] of the [[14th Amendment]].<ref name="jrank">{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8484/Matthews-Stanley.html|title=Stanley Matthews|format=HTML|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref>
+'''Thomas Stanley Matthews''' (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. He wrote the majority opinion in ''Yick Wo v. Hopkins'' - which established that [[de facto]] discriminatory application of a neutral law violates the [[Equal Protection Clause]] of the [[14th Amendment]].<ref name="jrank">{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8484/Matthews-Stanley.html|title=Stanley Matthews|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref>
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