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Mission Statement. The Hugo Black Digital Library is a free, online resource illuminating the life and times of Hugo L. Black, former Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
8 de mar. de 2018 · Chaired by Hugo L. Black (D-Ala.), the “Black Committee” expanded its mission into a more general probe of anti–New Deal organizations and individuals. The committee used highly intrusive methods, notably catch-all dragnet subpoenas, to secure evidence.
Equality under the law to millionaire and pauper, factory owner and worker, is the test of a successful democracy… justice for all and special privilege to none…. – Hugo Black. Clay County Courthouse.
20 de jun. de 2017 · Hugo Black served more than thirty-four years on the Supreme Court, the fifth longest tenure in the Court’s history. During his time on the Court, Black developed a reputation as a justice who strongly believed the United States Constitution was to be given its plain and original meaning.
Associate Justice Hugo Black is often considered one of the giants of twentieth-century American religion clause jurisprudence. Especially regarding the Establishment Clause, Black sought to leave his mark on precedent. Previous biographers and legal scholars have noted the influence of his own religious convictions on his legal reasoning.
Hugh Toland Sr. Immigrates to America. "Emmet's Rebellion"—a haphazard plot for Irish independence—fails in Ireland. Robert Emmet is hung and Hugh Toland Sr., Hugo Black's maternal great grandfather, and others flee to America.
Over his lifetime (1886–1971), Black was a night court judge called “Hugo-to-Hell” Black by his enemies; a battling prosecutor; the most successful and feared attorney in Alabama (nicknamed “Ego” Black); a U.S. senator; a radical “New Dealer” (called “the damn Common-Man’s solon”) who fought for the “little man” and for ...
