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'''Abe Fortas''' (1910-1982) was the only [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice to be forced to resign, after serving for only four years (1965-1969).  He was a close personal friend of President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and they communicated frequently while Fortas was on the Supreme Court and Johnson was President.  Johnson had hired Fortas when he was an attorney in Texas in 1948 to obtain Supreme Court intervention to preserve Johnson's fraudulent victory in the Democratic primary for [[U.S. Senate]].  Fortas persuaded U.S. Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] to intervene in favor of candidate Johnson, and forever Johnson viewed Fortas as the greatest attorney.  In work for another client, Fortas successfully argued that criminal defendants have a right to appointed counsel at taxpayers' expense in ''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]'' (1963).

'''Abe Fortas''' (1910-1982) was the only [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice to be forced to resign, after serving for only four years (1965-1969).  He was a close personal friend of President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and they communicated frequently while Fortas was on the Supreme Court and Johnson was President.  Johnson had hired Fortas when he was an attorney in Texas in 1948 to obtain Supreme Court intervention to preserve Johnson's fraudulent victory in the Democratic primary for [[U.S. Senate]].  Fortas persuaded U.S. Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] to intervene in favor of candidate Johnson, and forever Johnson viewed Fortas as the greatest attorney.  In work for another client, Fortas successfully argued that criminal defendants have a right to appointed counsel at taxpayers' expense in ''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]'' (1963).

Johnson convinced Justice [[Arthur Goldberg]] to become ambassador to the United Nations in 1965 so that he could appoint Fortas.  The following year Fortas cast the deciding vote in the landmark ''[[Miranda v. Arizona]]'' decision.  Fortas wrote the majority opinion ''[[In Re Gault]]'' (1967), giving juveniles the same procedural protections in juvenile court that were previously reserved only for adults.

Johnson convinced Justice [[Arthur Goldberg]] to become ambassador to the United Nations in 1965 so that he could appoint Fortas.  The following year Fortas cast the deciding vote in the landmark ''[[Miranda v. Arizona]]'' decision (1966).  Fortas wrote the majority opinion ''[[In Re Gault]]'' (1967), giving juveniles the same procedural protections in juvenile court that were previously reserved only for adults.

Fortas's biggest impact was probably in legalizing pornography.  A former attorney for pornographers before he became Justice, Fortas even ruled in favor of one of his former clients.  Dozens of pro-pornography decisions were rendered during Fortas's tenure on the court.

Fortas's biggest impact was probably in legalizing pornography.  A former attorney for pornographers before he became Justice, Fortas even ruled in favor of one of his former clients.  Dozens of pro-pornography decisions were rendered during Fortas's tenure on the court.