I want to thank the Supreme Court Historical Society, Mount Vernon, and Justice Kavanaugh for hosting my talk on Bushrod Washington last night at the Court.

Warren Lightfoot gets the spotlight in The Quarterly’s latest edition, a publication of The Supreme Court Historical Society. Warren’s skill as a bronze sculptor is on display at with bronze busts of Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at The Society.

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#OTD May 25, 1783, Philip Barbour was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court Court by President Andrew Jackson in 1835, Associate Justice Barbour served on the Court until his death in 1841.

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#OTD May 24, 1870 Benjamin Cardozo was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Herbert Hoover in 1932, Associate Justice Cardozo served until his death in 1938.

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There is still time to register for our May 28th virtual program with Alison LaCroix in celebration of the publication of her new book, The Interbellum Constitution: Union, Commerce, and Slavery in the Age of Federalism supremecourthistory.org/supreme-court-…

Join the Society’s Executive Director, Jim Duff, and Director of Publications, Clare Cushman, on July 16th at noon for a look at Chief Justice Warren Burger and His Vision for the Judiciary.

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#OTD May 23, 1969, President Richard Nixon submitted the nomination of Warren Burger to serve as Chief Justice of the United States to the United States Senate.

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DEADLINE APPROACHING for students interested in applying for 'The Supreme Court and My Hometown,' an after-school enrichment program for students interested in learning how the federal court system works and why it matters. Deadline May 31. moed.uscourts.gov/supreme-court-… Supreme Court Historical Society

The JLC is pleased to co-host the second St. Louis installment of 'The Supreme Court and My Hometown.' Application deadline for students is May 31. judiciallearningcenter.org/hometowns/ Supreme Court Historical Society

Did you miss last night’s amazing program with Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson and Judge Richard Gergel?

Never fear! Watch it now:

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#OTD May 21, 1755, Alfred Moore was born in North Carolina. Justice Moore was appointed to the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1800. He served as an Associate Justice until 1804.

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#OTD May 20, 1863, Stephen Field took the Judicial Oath and assumed his seat as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

He served until his retirement in 1897.

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#OTD May 20, 1899, John Marshall Harlan II was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1955, Associate Justice Harlan served on the Court until his retirement in 1971.

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This is an absolutely iconic photo of after Brown v. Board was handed down. As many sources indicate, it features Mrs. Nettie Hunt and her daughter Nikie. But who were they, and how did they come to be there? I haven't found good info on that.
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Two weeks left to apply for the 2024 St. Louis Hometowns Program! New special guests Leslie Smart and Leanne Tippett along with Cathy Kuhlmeier!!!

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On today the 70th anniversary of the historic decision, explore dozens of primary sources about Brown v. Board of Education and related school segregation court cases in DocsTeach. docsteach.org/documents?filt…

Handed down seventy years ago today.

Join the Society on May 21st for the National Heritage Lecture in Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Brown decision.

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