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Thurgood Marshall — Part 12

254 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Feb 26, 1987 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Thurgood Marshall · 254 pages OCR'd
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12-9-66) . ‘At Hearing By DANA BULLEN mon Star Staff Writer. | | ‘Sen, Sam,J..Ervin-Jr., D-N.C., sharply’ criticized the’ Supreme Court: today. for -its tulings upholding the 1965 Voting Rights | Act and tightening police inter-| rogation standards. ' “The road to destruction of h Court | on Marshall | SR eke ee es SN A a A a police lineups to permit witness- es to identify crime suspects. Marshall, thé first Negro ever norhinated . for. -a’ seat on the} highest court, also made-it clear that in his view justices of the Supreme. Court are. not entitled! to rely upon ‘‘their ‘personal views” in reaching decisions. Ervin, who voted against the :constitutional government in the|voting rights bill 2 years ago ‘United States is being paved|when it was before Congress, with the good intentions of the/criticized particularly sections) judicial activists who all too} of the act requiring jurisdictions ‘often constitute a majority of/in which ‘hteracy ‘tests are the Supreme Court,” Ervin said,| suspended to come to’ court in ‘ The views were expressed as| Washington to secure exemption |; Senate Judiciary Committee| from the act. hearings on the. appointment of| Jn his own state of North} 'U.S.. Solicitor Gen. Thurgood|Carolina, Ervin said, a number| Marshall to the Supreme Court|/of ‘counties have been “con-{ ‘entered their third day. The/demned” under the act and hearings, recessed shortly| Would “have: to come up here ‘after noon, are scheduled- to| Wi \continue tomorrow.: ‘ th all. their witnesses.” “Tm .not a justice of the Tolson DeLoach " Mohr Wick _ Casper Callahan Conrad ——__- Felt yy Gale __ ¥ y; Rosen Sullivan Tavel, Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy The Washington Post Times Herald The Washington Daily News The ‘Evening Star (Washington) At Although Marshall continued|Supreme Court and never will to refuse to. discuss current|be,’ >-he said, ‘but if I were I’d rule that that is a pretty shabby issues growing out of. last se spring’s Miranda decision’ onjform of due’process.” confessions, he said he has‘‘no} Listing requirements iaid down | quarrel” with properly handled See MARSHAL, Page A-6|. CA—~Bbbb) — ee NOT RECORDED 128 JUL 20 1967. ae ee ag The Sunday Star (Washington} Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York) New Yark Post The New York Times World Journal Tribune (New York) , The Sun (Baltimore) - The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal! The National Observer People’s World Date _7~t€-b? Dey. Tey)
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