Justice Frank Murphy

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Justice Frank Murphy was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and passionate defense of individual rights and religious freedom.

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Frank Murphy 7
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instanceOf Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
burialPlace Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan
causeOfDeath coronary thrombosis
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-04-13
dateOfDeath 1949-07-19
educatedAt University of Michigan
University of Michigan Law School
endTime 1949-07-19
familyName Murphy
givenName William
honorificPrefix Justice
knownFor defense of individual rights
defense of religious freedom
dissents in civil liberties cases
strong civil liberties jurisprudence
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Army
nativeLanguage English
notableWork opinion in Bridges v. California
opinion in Jones v. Opelika (dissent)
opinion in Korematsu v. United States (dissent)
opinion in Thornhill v. Alabama
opinions protecting Jehovah’s Witnesses’ rights
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
officeContested Governor of Michigan
Mayor of Detroit
placeOfBirth Harbor Beach, Michigan
placeOfDeath Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General of the United States
Governor of Michigan
Governor-General of the Philippine Islands
Mayor of Detroit
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
startTime 1940-01-18
workLocation Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit

Washington, D.C.

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Yamashita v. Styer dissentingJustice Justice Frank Murphy
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette justiceOnMajority Frank Murphy
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Governor-General of the Philippines officeHolder Frank Murphy
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Murdock v. Pennsylvania joinedByInMajority Justice Frank Murphy
Bill Burr portrayedCharacter Frank Murphy
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United Public Workers v. Mitchell dissentingJustice Frank Murphy
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Wolf v. Colorado dissentBy Frank Murphy
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Korematsu v. United States dissentingJustices Frank Murphy
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Ossian Sweet trial hasJudge Frank Murphy
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire opinionOfTheCourtBy Justice Frank Murphy
Prince v. Massachusetts dissentingOpinionBy Justice Frank Murphy