Potter Stewart

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Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his influential opinions on civil liberties, criminal justice, and obscenity law during the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
almaMater Yale Law School
Yale University
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
barAdmission Ohio
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1915-01-23
dateOfDeath 1985-12-07
educatedAt Yale Law School
Yale University
endTime 1981-07-03
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Stewart
fieldOfWork civil liberties
constitutional law
criminal law
obscenity law
givenName Potter
knownFor "I know it when I see it" description of hard-core pornography
languageSpoken English
memberOf Phi Beta Kappa Society
Skull and Bones
militaryBranch United States Navy Reserve
surface form: United States Naval Reserve
nominatedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
notableWork concurring opinion in Jacobellis v. Ohio
opinion in Ginzburg v. United States
opinion in Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
opinion in Katz v. United States
opinion in Sierra Club v. Morton
numberOfChildren 3
occupation judge
jurist
lawyer
placeOfBirth Jackson, Michigan
surface form: Jackson, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
precededBy Harold H. Burton
surface form: Harold Hitz Burton
religion Presbyterianism
residence Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Ann Bertles
startTime 1958-10-14
succeededBy Sandra Day O’Connor
surface form: Sandra Day O'Connor
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Roe v. Wade hasConcurringJustice Potter Stewart
Furman v. Georgia justiceInMajority Potter Stewart
Gideon v. Wainwright joinedBy Potter Stewart
Doe v. Bolton majorityJusticesJoining Potter Stewart
Craig v. Boren joinedByInMajority Potter Stewart
Zschernig v. Miller concurrenceBy Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
Mapp v. Ohio joinedByInMajority Potter Stewart
Milliken v. Bradley joinedMajority Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
Engel v. Vitale majorityJustices Potter Stewart
Engel v. Vitale dissentingJustice Potter Stewart
Lemon v. Kurtzman joinedByInMajority Potter Stewart
Lemon v. Kurtzman concurrenceBy Potter Stewart
Escobedo v. Illinois dissentBy Potter Stewart
Gregg v. Georgia majorityOpinionBy Potter Stewart
Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division concurrenceBy Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart United States Courthouse namedFor Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart United States Courthouse namedFor Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Associate Justice Potter Stewart
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation dissentBy Potter Stewart
Katzenbach v. Morgan dissentBy Potter Stewart
Washington v. Davis joinedByInMajority Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
Bonesmen hasNotableMember Potter Stewart
Cannon v. University of Chicago joinedByInMajority Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
Shapiro v. Thompson majorityJustices Potter Stewart
United States v. Guest majorityOpinionBy Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
United States v. Guest concurrenceInPartDissentInPartBy Potter Stewart
this entity surface form: Justice Potter Stewart
The Order hasNotableMember Potter Stewart
Nixon v. Fitzgerald majorityJoinedBy Potter Stewart
Baker v. Carr majorityJustices Potter Stewart
Eisenstadt v. Baird joinedByInMajority Potter Stewart
Eisenstadt v. Baird concurrenceBy Potter Stewart
opinion in Ginzburg v. United States majorityOpinionBy Potter Stewart
subject surface form: Ginzburg v. United States
Malloy v. Hogan dissentingJustices Potter Stewart