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Justice Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

Biography Information

Birth Year:1908
Nominated By: L. Johnson on 1/1/1967

Confirmed On: 2/1/1967

Status: Deceased. Last served on the Supreme Court

He was confirmed.

Activist Opinions

Decision	Date	Court	Types of Activism	Areas of Law
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce	3/27/1990	Supreme Court	Playing Legislator	Election Law, First Amendment
Thompson v. Oklahoma	6/29/1988	Supreme Court	Living Constitutionalism	Criminal Law
Morrison v. Olson	6/29/1988	Supreme Court	Contorting Text, Abusing Precedent	Separation of Powers
Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut	12/10/1986	Supreme Court	Abusing Precedent	Election Law, First Amendment
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority	2/19/1985	Supreme Court	Contorting Text, Abusing Precedent	Federalism
United Steelworkers v. Weber	6/27/1979	Supreme Court	Contorting Text	Civil Rights and Racial Preferences
Doe v. Bolton	1/22/1973	Supreme Court	Living Constitutionalism	Privacy Rights
Roe v. Wade	1/22/1973	Supreme Court	Living Constitutionalism	Privacy Rights, Due Process
Doe v. Bolton	1/22/1973	Supreme Court	Living Constitutionalism	Due Process
Flast v. Cohen	6/10/1968	Supreme Court	Playing Legislator, Judicial Imperialism	Standing

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