John M. Harlan II

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John M. Harlan II was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his influential opinions on civil rights, due process, and a restrained, precedent-focused approach to constitutional interpretation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
judge
lawyer
legal scholar
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
birthDate 1899-05-20
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
confirmationDate 1955-03-16
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1971-12-29
deathPlace Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford
New York Law School
Princeton University
endTime 1971-09-23
familyName Harlan
fieldOfWork civil rights law
constitutional law
due process jurisprudence
fullName John M. Harlan II self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Marshall Harlan II
givenName John
ideology judicial conservatism
selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights
knownFor emphasis on precedent and stare decisis
influential concurring and dissenting opinions
judicial restraint
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

Supreme Court of the United States
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
nominationDate 1954-01-13
notableFor articulation of a broad concept of liberty under the Due Process Clause
mid-20th-century Supreme Court jurisprudence on civil rights
notableWork concurring opinion in Poe v. Ullman
dissenting opinion in Plessy-related segregation cases reconsideration
opinions elaborating the concept of substantive due process
occupation judge
law professor
lawyer
placeOfBurial Rock Creek Cemetery
positionHeld Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
surface form: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
reasonForEndOfOffice retirement
relative John Marshall Harlan
relativeType grandson of John Marshall Harlan
religion Presbyterianism
spouse Ethel Andrews Harlan
tookOffice 1955-03-28

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Gideon v. Wainwright joinedBy John M. Harlan II
Sherbert v. Verner dissentBy John M. Harlan II
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Zschernig v. Miller concurrenceBy John M. Harlan II
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Mapp v. Ohio dissentBy John M. Harlan II
Lewis F. Powell Jr. precededBy John M. Harlan II
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Cooper v. Aaron justiceJoiningOpinion John M. Harlan II
Engel v. Vitale majorityJustices John M. Harlan II
Lemon v. Kurtzman joinedByInMajority John M. Harlan II
Escobedo v. Illinois dissentBy John M. Harlan II
John Marshall Harlan relative John M. Harlan II
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Katzenbach v. Morgan dissentBy John M. Harlan II
Maryland v. Wirtz majorityOpinionBy John M. Harlan II
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Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections hasDissentingOpinionBy John M. Harlan II
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Reynolds v. Sims decision dissentingJustice John M. Harlan II
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Shapiro v. Thompson dissentingJustices John M. Harlan II
United States v. Guest concurrenceInPartDissentInPartBy John M. Harlan II
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Baker v. Carr majorityJustices John M. Harlan II
Katz v. United States concurrenceBy John M. Harlan II
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Katz v. United States keyTestArticulatedBy John M. Harlan II
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Roth v. United States joinedByInMajority John M. Harlan II
Roth v. United States dissentBy John M. Harlan II
Malloy v. Hogan dissentingJustices John M. Harlan II
Malloy v. Hogan dissentingOpinionBy John M. Harlan II
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NAACP v. Alabama opinionBy John M. Harlan II
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Cox v. Louisiana joinedByInMajority John M. Harlan II
393 U.S. 503 dissentingOpinionBy John M. Harlan II
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Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham concurrenceBy John M. Harlan II
Duncan v. Louisiana joinedByMajority John M. Harlan II
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Duncan v. Louisiana concurrenceBy John M. Harlan II
Epperson v. Arkansas joinedByInMajority John M. Harlan II
Massiah v. United States dissentBy John M. Harlan II
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Trop v. Dulles dissentBy John M. Harlan II
Yates v. United States majorityOpinionBy John M. Harlan II
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Yates v. United States dissentBy John M. Harlan II
Oregon v. Mitchell separateOpinionBy John M. Harlan II
Benton v. Maryland concurrenceBy John M. Harlan II
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Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. justiceNotParticipating John M. Harlan II
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Hanna v. Plumer concurrenceBy John M. Harlan II