Tom C Clark | OrderInTheCourt.org

Exposing Activist Judges, Restoring the Rule of Law

Biography Information

Birth Year:1899
Nominated By: Truman on 8/2/1949

Confirmed On: 8/18/1949

Senior Status Year: 1967

Status: Deceased. Last served on the Supreme Court

Activist Opinions

Decision	Date	Court	Types of Activism	Areas of Law
Griswold v. Connecticut	6/7/1965	Supreme Court	Playing Legislator, Living Constitutionalism	Privacy Rights
Katzenbach v. McClung	10/5/1964	Supreme Court	Contorting Text, Abusing Precedent	Federalism
Baker v. Carr	3/26/1962	Supreme Court	Judicial Imperialism	Election Law
Mapp v. Ohio	6/19/1961	Supreme Court	Playing Legislator, Abusing Precedent	Fourth Amendment
Cooper v. Aaron	9/12/1958	Supreme Court	Abusing Precedent, Judicial Imperialism	Equal Protection