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The Hughes Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1930 to 1941, when Charles Evans Hughes served as Chief Justice of the United States.Hughes succeeded William Howard Taft as Chief Justice after the latter's retirement, and Hughes served as Chief Justice until his retirement, at which point Harlan Stone was nominated and confirmed as Hughes's replacement.
Hughes Court decisions This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Hughes Court , the tenure of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes from February 24, 1930 through June 30, 1941.
It includes United States Supreme Court cases that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States decided during the tenure of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes (1930–41).
Associate Justice William O. Douglas served alongside Hughes on the Supreme Court. After 1937, the Hughes Court continued to uphold economic regulations, with McReynolds and Butler often being the lone dissenters. [120] The liberal bloc was strengthened even further in 1940, when Butler was succeeded by another Roosevelt appointee, Frank Murphy ...
Hughes Court (February 24, 1930 – June 30, 1941) Stone Court (July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946) Vinson Court (June 24, 1946 – September 8, 1953) Warren Court (October 5, 1953 – June 23, 1969) Burger Court (June 23, 1969 – September 26, 1986) Rehnquist Court (September 26, 1986 – September 3, 2005) Roberts Court (September 29, 2005 ...
The Hughes and Stone Courts overturned many convictions of African-Americans in southern courts, most notably in Powell v. Alabama (1932), and laid the groundwork for postwar school desegregation in Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938). In one of the last cases under Chief Justice Hughes – United States v.
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
Chief Justice Hughes arranged for the decisions announced from the bench that day to be read in order of increasing importance. [39] The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against Roosevelt in three cases: [40] Humphrey's Executor v. United States, Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v.