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May 18, 2018 · Harry Blackmun (born 1908), appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Nixon, became a highly regarded justice usually taking a middle-of-the-road position. Harry A. Blackmun was born November 12, 1908, in Nashville, Illinois, but spent his youth in the Minneapolis- St. Paul area of Minnesota where his father, Corwin Manning Blackmun, was ...
Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Harry A. Blackmun.
Mar 5, 1999 · Justice Harry A. Blackmun, a modest Midwestern Republican who became a passionate defender of the right to abortion in 24 years on the Supreme Court, died today at the age of 90.
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Just three years after he joined the Supreme Court, his majority opinion in Roe v. Wade embedded this right in American law for nearly half a century. Blackmun felt that the constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protected the freedom of choice.
Harry A. Blackmun (1908-1999) Decisions by Justice Blackmun. 1990-94; Important Decisions 1971-90 (including Roe v. Wade) Brief Biography More Detailed Biographical Data Birth, Residence, and Family Born November 12, 1908 in Nashville, Ill., s. Corwin Manning and Theo Huegely Reuter Blackmun.
Mar 4, 1999 · In 24 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Harry Blackmun served with compassion, distinction, and honor. Every decision and every dissent was firmly grounded in the Constitution he revered and his uncanny feel for the human element that lies just beneath the surface of all serious legal argument.
In Memoriam: Justice Harry A. Blackmun: Principle and Compassion - Harvard Law School | Harvard Law School. Stephen Breyer, Justice Harry A. Blackmun: Principle and Compassion, 99 Colum.
