Justice Byron R. White

Byron R. White
Biography Information
Birth Year:1917
Nominated By: Kennedy on 4/11/1962
Confirmed On: 4/15/1962
Status: Deceased. Last served on the Supreme Court

White organized the Colorado presidential campaign for John F. Kennedy. Kennedy appointed White deputy attorney general in 1961. A year later, Kennedy selected White for a position on the Supreme Court.

Activist Opinions

Decision  Date Court Types of Activism Areas of Law 
Hudson v. McMillian 2/25/1992 Supreme Court Living Constitutionalism Criminal Law
Missouri v. Jenkins 4/18/1990 Supreme Court Playing Legislator, Judicial Imperialism Civil Rights and Racial Preferences
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce 3/27/1990 Supreme Court Playing Legislator Election Law, First Amendment
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
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff 5/30/1984 Supreme Court Contorting Text, Abusing Precedent, Nullifying Rights Property Rights
United Steelworkers v. Weber 6/27/1979 Supreme Court Contorting Text Civil Rights and Racial Preferences
United States v. SCRAP 6/18/1973 Supreme Court Judicial Imperialism Standing
Flast v. Cohen 6/10/1968 Supreme Court Playing Legislator, Judicial Imperialism Standing
Katzenbach v. McClung 10/5/1964 Supreme Court Contorting Text, Abusing Precedent Federalism
Reynolds v. Sims 6/15/1964 Supreme Court Living Constitutionalism, Abusing Precedent Election Law, Equal Protection
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