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Elbert Parr Tuttle (July 17, 1897 – June 23, 1996) was the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1960 to 1967, when that court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African Americans during the civil rights movement.
Starting in the late 1950s, judges Elbert Parr Tuttle (chief judge 1960–67), John Minor Wisdom, John R. Brown (chief judge 1967–79), and Richard T. Rives (chief judge 1959–60) became known as the "Fifth Circuit Four", or simply "The Four", for decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African Americans.
"The Four" were Richard T. Rives, Elbert Parr Tuttle (who served as Chief Judge from 1960-67), John R. Brown (who succeeded Tuttle as Chief Judge), and John Minor Wisdom. All but Rives were liberal Republicans; Rives was a Democrat and friend of Supreme Court justice Hugo Black. [1]
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated late Thursday a nationwide injunction that had been issued this month by a federal judge in Texas who had concluded the Corporate ...
The building is named for Elbert Tuttle, who served as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit in the 1960s and was known for issuing decisions which advanced the civil rights of African-Americans. The Eleventh Circuit is one of the thirteen United States courts of appeals .
On Nov. 10, three judges on the conservative-dominated 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected arguments that there is no private right to sue under the Voting Rights Act.
Judge Tuttle may refer to: Arthur J. Tuttle (1868–1944), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Elbert Tuttle (1897–1996), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith wrote Tuesday that the ATF's final rule was dramatically different from the proposed rule it offered for public comment in 2021. The judge said that amounted to "a ...