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Abraham Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Rhodes College and Yale Law School.
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Feb 6, 2018 · Abe Fortas was a one-time Supreme Court Justice who left in disgrace after a series of scandals involving his political and financial relationships with LBJ and other Senators. The article explores how his cautionary tale can teach Justice Gorsuch, who has faced criticism for his associations with Senators, to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
Apr 2, 2024 · Abe Fortas was a lawyer and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1965–69). Nominated to replace Earl Warren as chief justice by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, Fortas became the first nominee for that post since 1795 to fail to win Senate approval.
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Apr 7, 1982 · Former Associate Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned from the Supreme Court in 1969, died of a ruptured aorta Monday night at his home here. At 71 years of age, he maintained an active law...
Apr 11, 2023 · Justice Abe Fortas’s departure from the court in 1969 is both a blueprint for how lawmakers could respond today and a benchmark of how far we have fallen.
Learn about the life and career of Justice Abe Fortas, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969. He was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson and confirmed by the Senate, but resigned in 1969 amid a scandal over his financial activities and First Amendment law. He wrote influential opinions on free speech, public schools, and patents.
A biography of Abe Fortas, a leading civil libertarian and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969. Learn about his life, career, cases, and controversies.
