Justice Wiley B. Rutledge

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Justice Wiley B. Rutledge was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1943–1949) known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and influential dissents, particularly on issues of religious freedom and due process.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
person
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
birthName Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr.
burialPlace Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
surface form: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1894-07-20
dateOfDeath 1949-09-10
educatedAt Indiana University
surface form: Indiana University Bloomington

University of Colorado Law School
University of Wisconsin–Madison
endTime 1949-09-10
familyName Rutledge
fieldOfWork civil liberties
constitutional law
givenName Wiley
ideology judicial liberalism
knownFor influential dissents on due process
influential dissents on religious freedom
strong civil liberties jurisprudence
legalPhilosophy broad view of religious liberty under the First Amendment
expansive interpretation of the Bill of Rights
strong protection of procedural due process
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Supreme Court of the United States
nominatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
notableWork dissent in In re Yamashita (1946)
opinion in Everson v. Board of Education (1947) (dissent)
opinion in Thomas v. Collins (1945) (concurrence)
numberOfChildren 3
occupation judge
law professor
university administrator
partOf Roosevelt Court
placeOfBirth Cloverport, Kentucky
surface form: Cloverport, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath York, Maine
surface form: York, Maine, United States
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Professor at Washington University School of Law
precededBy Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
surface form: James F. Byrnes
religion Baptist
spouse Annabel Person Rutledge
startTime 1943-02-15
succeededBy Sherman Minton
workedAt University of Colorado system
surface form: University of Colorado

University of Iowa College of Law
Washington University in St. Louis

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Everson v. Board of Education dissentingOpinionBy Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
Yamashita v. Styer dissentingJustice Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette justiceOnMajority Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
this entity surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge
Murdock v. Pennsylvania joinedByInMajority Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
Supreme Court case Yakus v. United States hasDissentingJustice Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
subject surface form: Yakus v. United States
this entity surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge
Stone Court hasAssociateJustice Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
this entity surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge
Stone Court hasMember Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
this entity surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge
Prince v. Massachusetts majorityOpinionBy Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
Prince v. Massachusetts joinedByMajority Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
Railway Express Agency v. New York dissentBy Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
this entity surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge