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22, 1892, Washington, D.C.), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from
1870. Bradley was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Electoral Commission of
1877, and his vote elected Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States.
22, 1892, Washington, D.C.), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from
1870. Bradley was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Electoral Commission of
1877, and his vote elected Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States.
Page 472
His shipments from France involved him in a two- year court case with U.S.
customs officials, because a work in copper, "Bird in Space," was so abstract that
officials refused to believe it was sculpture: Brancusi was accused of
clandestinely ...
His shipments from France involved him in a two- year court case with U.S.
customs officials, because a work in copper, "Bird in Space," was so abstract that
officials refused to believe it was sculpture: Brancusi was accused of
clandestinely ...
Page 500
He was named to the U.S. Supreme Court by Republican president Dwight D.
Eisenhower in 1956 despite his Democratic party affiliation. A liberal
constructionist and articulate defender of the Bill of Rights, Brennan was
nonetheless able to ...
He was named to the U.S. Supreme Court by Republican president Dwight D.
Eisenhower in 1956 despite his Democratic party affiliation. A liberal
constructionist and articulate defender of the Bill of Rights, Brennan was
nonetheless able to ...
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