Justice William O. Douglas

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Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:advocated_for Separation of church and state
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Macon,_Georgia
gptkbp:born October 16, 1898
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Washington_State
gptkbp:current_champion Minority rights
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:The_Constitution
gptkbp:died January 19, 1980
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:1980
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice William O. Douglas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:The_American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:The_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:The_Democratic_Party
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:Voting_rights
Freedom of the press
Civil disobedience
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Mc_Carthyism
Racial segregation
Corporate power
Government surveillance
gptkbp:is_served_by April 15, 1939
1939 to 1975
gptkbp:known_for Environmentalism
First Amendment rights
Environmental advocacy
Civil Liberties
Advocacy for the rights of nature
gptkbp:mentor Younger justices
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkbp:public_speaking Social justice
gptkbp:published_books_on Law and society
gptkbp:resigned November 1975
gptkbp:reviews gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Sierra_Club_v._Morton
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:served_in November 12, 1975
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Douglas
Joan Douglas
Martha Douglas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:supported Women's rights
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in gptkb:The_Warren_Court
gptkbp:was_a_law_professor_at gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of Free speech
Judicial independence
Civil rights legislation
Judicial activism
Public access to nature
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Progressive ideals
gptkbp:was_involved_in Environmental law
New Deal policies
The establishment of national parks
gptkbp:was_known_for Dissenting opinions
His lengthy opinions
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_New_Frontier
gptkb:The_Great_Society
Civil liberties
The American Way of Life
The Right of the People
The Secret of the Sea
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Court Years, 1939-1975
Points of View
The Big Sur
My Wilderness: East to Alaska
The Challenge of Our Times
The Future of the American People
The Supreme Court and the American People
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Terry_v._Ohio
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Katz_v._United_States
gptkb:Reed_v._Reed
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman
gptkb:Brandenburg_v._Ohio
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