Difference between revisions of "Thurgood Marshall"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Aziraphale (talk | contribs) (categorize) |
(improved, moved cat) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was the first | + | Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was the first African American to serve on the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He was nominated to the court by [[Democratic]] President [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1967. |
| − | [[category:Supreme Court | + | Marshall supported ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', which declared [[abortion]]-on-demand to be a constitutional right, thereby leading to more than 1 million [[abortion]]s annually in the [[United States]]. |
| + | |||
| + | Marshall generally favored giving more rights to suspected criminals and he opposed to the [[death penalty]], believing it to be unconstitutional. | ||
| + | |||
| + | When he retired, his seat was filled by Justice [[Clarence Thomas]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[category:United States Supreme Court]] | ||
Revision as of 14:54, August 24, 2007
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the court by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson in 1967.
Marshall supported Roe v. Wade, which declared abortion-on-demand to be a constitutional right, thereby leading to more than 1 million abortions annually in the United States.
Marshall generally favored giving more rights to suspected criminals and he opposed to the death penalty, believing it to be unconstitutional.
When he retired, his seat was filled by Justice Clarence Thomas.