On this day — April 28th — Justice Elena Kagan was born.

Happy birthday, EK! ❤️

#OTD April 28, 1960 Associate Justice Elena Kagan was born. Appointed to the Court in 2010 by President Obama, she was the first woman to serve as Solicitor General.

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#OTD Angelo Herndon's conviction for attempting to incite insurrection for organizing unemployed Black and white workers overturned, 5-4, on free speech & assembly grounds in Herndon v. Lowry (1937), an important precedent about the right to protest and my next book W. W. Norton & Company.

Just a little Friday reminder that we love you, history teachers 💚 #historymatters (and so do you!)

#OTD April 25, 1906, William Brennan was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, Associate Justice Brennan served on the Court until his retirement in 1990.

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#OTD April 24, 1784, Peter V. Daniel was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Martin Van Buren in 1841, Associate Justice Daniel served until his death in 1860.

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'We must prioritize civics and history education in our local schools, and send teachers clear messages of support,' writes Bill of Rights Institute President DavidBobb in this The Fulcrum article. bit.ly/4aQW792

Retiring Prof. A. E. Dick Howard ’61 has drafted more constitutions than all the Founding Fathers put together. When he steps down at the end of the semester, he will be UVA’s longest-serving faculty member. law.virginia.edu/news/202404/ha…

#OTD April 22, 1946, Harlan Fiske Stone died.

Appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice in 1925 by President Coolidge & elevated to Chief Justice in 1941 by President Roosevelt, he served on the Court until his death.

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In the midst of AP U.S. Govt and Politics exam prep and need a hand?

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Roger Sherman was born #OTD in 1721. Our Founders and the Constitution resource examines Sherman’s life, including his contribution to public service and both his views on the government's role and how to divide power between state and federal government.
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Prof. A. E. Dick Howard ’61 will retire from teaching at the end of the semester, after 60 years at #UVALaw . Howard is the longest-serving faculty member in the 205-year history of UVA. law.virginia.edu/news/202404/ha…

A sincere thank you to Lawrence Solum for this recommendation of my article about the history, and #freespeech implications, of NAACP v. Alabama.

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#OTD April 17, 1859, future Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter was born. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President (and future Chief Justice) William Howard Taft and served until 1937.

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#OTD April 17, 1741, Samuel Chase was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President George Washington in 1796, Associate Justice Chase served until his death in 1811.

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#OTD April 17, 1849, William Rufus Day was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, Associate Justice served on the Court until his retirement in 1922.

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The National Heritage Lecture will be held on May 21, 2024 to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education—A Lecture by the Judge Richard Gergel and will be draw from his book, Unexampled Courage.

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#OTD April 16, 1962, Justice Byron White took the Judicial Oath and assumed his seat on the Supreme Court.

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Do you have or know about a cool digital legal history project? Nominations for the Dudziak Digital Legal History Prize are due June 1, 2024. Self-nominations are welcome: aslh.net/award/mary-l-d…

#OTD April 15, 2002, Byron White died.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and retired in 1993.

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