The fury among liberals over news of an upside-down flag — a “Stop the Steal” symbol — flying in Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s yard was the just latest in a constant barrage of ethical ...
President Lyndon Johnson introduces Abe Fortas (r) and John Chancellor (l) at a news conference at the White House in July 1965. The Chief Executive named Fortas, a longtime friend and Washington ...
Abe Krash was 35 years old and a junior partner at Arnold, Porter & Fortas in the summer of 1962 when name partner Abe Fortas asked for his help on a pro bono assignment. The pair had worked together ...
Professor Examines Nixon, Hoover Role in Fortas' Fall Nearly half a century after Abe Fortas left the U.S. Supreme Court, his resignation continues to intrigue scholars dissatisfied with the ...
In the aftermath of Justice Abe Fortas’s resignation from the Supreme Court on May 14, 1969, a decision provoked by his own ethical lapses– political and financial– that were themselves products of an ...
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigned 55 years ago this month, he was facing congressional calls for his impeachment. He had been on the court for less than four years and had ...
Abe Fortas became the first Supreme Court Justice to step down under threat of impeachment when he submitted a letter of resignation to Chief Justice Earl Warren May 14, 1969. The resignation, which ...
Dr. William A. Wexler, international president of B’nai B’rith, has sent a special communication to B’nai B’rith officials and leaders throughout the country deploring Senate efforts to block the ...
On the C-SPAN Networks: Abe Fortas has seven videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1964 video. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1966 with an ...