William O Douglas

Events (11)

• June 2, 1952: Supreme Court: President Has No Power to Seize Steel Mills; Ruling Limits Presidential Executive Power 1952-06-02
• October 25, 1952: Supreme Court Justices Lean towards Affirming Executive Powers in ‘US v Reynolds’ 1952-10-25
• March 9, 1953: Supreme Court Creates ‘State Secrets’ Privilege in Ruling 1953-03-09
• May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Racial Segregation in Schools Unconstitutional 1954-05-17
• March 11, 1957: Supreme Court Finds Labor Union Liable for Using Union Dues as Campaign Expenditures 1957-03-11
• March 18, 1963: Supreme Court Establishes ‘One Person, One Vote’ as Law 1963-03-18
• March 24, 1966: Supreme Court Finds Poll Taxes Unconstitutional 1966-03-24
• June 30, 1971: Supreme Court Refuses to Block Publication of Pentagon Papers 1971-06-30
• January 22, 1973: ’Roe v. Wade’ Legalizes Abortion in US 1973-01-22
• Mid-April 1970: Ford Attempts to Impeach Supreme Court’s Douglas as Act of Political Vengeance
• Fall 1972: Ford Covers for Nixon in Watergate Investigation