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Vor 21 Stunden · The 7-1 majority opinion, written by Massachusetts Republican Henry Billings Brown, described the state law as a “reasonable” regulation that embodied the habits and traditions of the people of Louisiana and did not run afoul of the Fourteenth Amendment.
17. Juni 2024 · Writing for the majority, Associate Justice Henry Billings Brown rejected Plessy’s arguments that the act violated the Thirteenth Amendment (1865) to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited slavery, and the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted full and equal rights of citizenship to African Americans.
18. Juni 2024 · Justice Henry Billings Brown spelled out the persuading issues for the majority in the 7-1 decision (one justice was absent for the case). While agreeing that the Constitution and the laws following from it grant the government oversight of civil and political rights, Brown wrote, trying to legislate social rights would be extremely ...
24. Juni 2024 · Justice Henry Billings Brown wrote the majority opinion, stating that segregation did not in itself constitute unlawful discrimination. Justice John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter. He famously declared, "Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."
15. Juni 2024 · The 7-1 majority opinion, penned by Justice Henry Billings Brown, asserted that segregated facilities did not inherently violate the Equal Protection Clause as long as they were deemed equal. This ruling effectively sanctioned legal discrimination and the systemic oppression of African Americans, enshrining the pernicious notion of ...
24. Juni 2024 · With quiet candor Paul Wilson reflects upon his role as the Kansas assistant attorney general assigned "to defend the indefensible"—the policy of "separate but equal" that was overturned on May 17, 1954, by Linda Brown's precedent-shattering suit."
Vor 5 Tagen · Harrison had considered Henry Billings Brown, a Michigan judge and admiralty law expert, for the first vacancy and now nominated him for the second. For the third vacancy, which arose in 1892, Harrison nominated George Shiras.
