Stone Court

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The Stone Court refers to the era of the United States Supreme Court (1941–1946) led by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, noted for its decisions on civil liberties, wartime powers, and economic regulation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era of the Supreme Court of the United States
judicial era
appliesLaw United States Constitution
federal statutes of the United States
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtType Supreme Court of the United States
endDate 1946
focus civil liberties
economic regulation
wartime powers
governmentBranchLevel federal
hasAssociateJustice Felix Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Harold H. Burton
Hugo L. Black
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
surface form: James F. Byrnes

Robert H. Jackson
Stanley Reed
surface form: Stanley F. Reed

Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge

William O. Douglas
hasAuthorityOver lower federal courts
state court decisions on federal questions
hasChiefJustice Justice Harlan F. Stone
surface form: Harlan F. Stone
hasMember Felix Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Justice Harlan F. Stone
surface form: Harlan F. Stone

Harold H. Burton
Hugo L. Black
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
surface form: Wiley B. Rutledge

William O. Douglas
historicalContext World War II
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem common law
location Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Justice Harlan F. Stone
surface form: Harlan F. Stone
notableFor continued acceptance of New Deal economic regulation
decisions on wartime detention and military authority
expansion of civil liberties jurisprudence
partOf history of the Supreme Court of the United States
predecessor Hughes Court
seat Supreme Court Building
startDate 1941
successor Vinson Court
timePeriod mid-20th century

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