Pierce Butler
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Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pierce Butler canonical | 15 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Minnesota bar ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Great Northern Railway
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surface form:
Great Northern Railway (as attorney and counsel)
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| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
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| causeOfDeath | circulatory disease (heart-related) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1866-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-11-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Carleton College
ⓘ
University of Minnesota (studied law by reading law, not formal law school) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939-11-16 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century American judiciary ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierce ⓘ |
| ideology |
judicial conservatism
ⓘ
laissez-faire constitutionalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
membership in the Four Horsemen bloc on the Supreme Court
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opposition to New Deal legislation ⓘ support for limited federal power over the economy ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | railroad law ⓘ |
| legalTraining | read law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableCasePosition |
dissented in Near v. Minnesota
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dissented in Olmstead v. United States ⓘ voted to strike down parts of the New Deal in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States ⓘ voted with the majority in Buck v. Bell ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partySupport |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (Minnesota, pre-appointment)
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| placeOfBirth | Dakota County, Minnesota ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Minnesota ⓘ |
| previousWorkLocation |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie M. Cronin ⓘ |
| startTime | 1923-01-02 ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | Minnesota ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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