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After the war, he returned to private practice with a law office of his own in San Francisco. [1] While at this practice, Olney worked with attorneys Bob Kenny and Walter Gordon to sue the fraudulent practice of Arthur L. Bell and his "Mankind United," organization, later known as the Christ Church of the Golden Rule.
Eisenhower held office during the Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Eisenhower's New Look policy stressed the importance of nuclear weapons as a deterrent to military threats, and the United States built up a stockpile of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems during ...
Brennan gained the attention of Eisenhower's attorney general and chief legal affairs adviser, Herbert Brownell, when Brennan had to give a speech at a conference (as a substitute for New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Vanderbilt). [21] To Brownell, Brennan's speech seemed to suggest a marked conservatism, especially on criminal matters. [21]
President Dwight D. Eisenhower.. Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower during his presidency. [1] In total Eisenhower appointed 185 Article III federal judges, including 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 45 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 130 judges to the ...
Eisenhower served initially in logistics and then the infantry at various camps in Texas and Georgia until 1918. When the US entered World War I, he immediately requested an overseas assignment but was denied and assigned to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. [52] In February 1918, he was transferred to Camp Meade in Maryland with the 65th Engineers.
James M. Curley (D-MA) fined $1,000 (equivalent to $13,645 in 2023) and served six months for fraud before Harry S. Truman commuted the rest of his sentence (1947). [26] Andrew J. May (D-KY) convicted of accepting bribes from a war munitions manufacturer. Was sentenced to 9 months in prison, after which he was pardoned by Truman (1947).
While Trump was in office, New America, a research institution where I work, compiled public statements for and against Trump by retired and active-duty flag officers. We found that five times ...
Then outgoing attorney general James P. McGranery (left) briefs Brownell, then Eisenhower's designee for the position, of the Justice Department on December 20, 1952, amid the presidential transition of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Brownell was appointed by Eisenhower as Attorney General and served from January 21, 1953, to October 23, 1957.