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June 15, 2023
American man arrested in Germany after woman killed near Neuschwanstein Castle tourist spot
Source: CBS News
WORLD
American man arrested in Germany after woman killed near Neuschwanstein Castle tourist spot
BY HALEY OTT
UPDATED ON: JUNE 15, 2023 / 11:55 AM / CBS NEWS
A 21-year-old American woman has died after being assaulted by another American tourist near a castle in Germany, police said Thursday, according to international news agencies. Police in the southeast German state of Bavaria confirmed to CBS News that a U.S. national was placed under arrested in connection with the incident.
The woman was hiking Wednesday afternoon with her friend, 22, near Neuschwanstein Castle when they met a 30-year-old man who told them to follow him down a trail leading to a secret viewpoint, French news agency AFP quoted police as saying.
When the two women followed him, he allegedly attacked the 21-year-old victim. Her friend tried to intervene and the man choked her and pushed her down a steep slope, AFP said. He then attempted to sexually assault the 21-year-old, according to police, before pushing her down the slope as well.
Rescue workers found the two women, and the 21-year-old was flown by helicopter to a hospital where she died of her injuries. ... The condition of the 22-year-old woman was not immediately clear on Thursday.
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CBS News' Anna Noryskiewicz in Berlin and Emmet Lyons in London contributed to this report.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-neuschwanstein-castle-woman-killed-reports-american-tourists/
June 15, 2023
Hill Family Biking Explores the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023
It's a freebie.
Hill Family Biking Explores the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023 – Saturday, June 17, 2023
Time: 10:30 am–12:00 pm
Location: Garfield Park, 299 South Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC
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Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023 – Saturday, June 17, 2023
Time: 10:30 am–12:00 pm
Location: Garfield Park, 299 South Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC
More Info: eventbrite.com
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June 15, 2023
On this day, June 15, 1910, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor David Rose was born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_15• 1910 – David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
David Rose
Rose in 1946
Background information
Birth name: David Daniel Rose
Born: June 15, 1910; London, England
Died: August 23, 1990 (aged 80); Burbank, California, U.S.
David Daniel Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, and Highway Patrol, some under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn. Rose's work as a composer for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for The Red Skelton Show during its 21-year run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music.
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Personal life
Rose with one of his miniature trains in 1959
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6514 Hollywood Blvd
Rose was married on October 8, 1938, to actress Martha Raye. The couple divorced on May 19, 1941.
Rose married for a second time, on July 28, 1941, to actress and singer Judy Garland. They had no children, though Garland, according to biographer Gerald Clarke, underwent at least one abortion during the marriage, at the insistence of her mother, her husband, and her motion picture studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garland and Rose divorced in 1944.
He had two daughters with his third wife, Betty Bartholomew (m. 1948 until his death in 1990). His granddaughter is singer-songwriter Samantha James.
Rose was a live steam hobbyist, with his own backyard railroad.
Death
Rose died of a heart attack in Burbank, California, at the age of 80. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.
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Rose in 1946
Background information
Birth name: David Daniel Rose
Born: June 15, 1910; London, England
Died: August 23, 1990 (aged 80); Burbank, California, U.S.
David Daniel Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, and Highway Patrol, some under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn. Rose's work as a composer for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for The Red Skelton Show during its 21-year run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music.
{snip}
Personal life
Rose with one of his miniature trains in 1959
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6514 Hollywood Blvd
Rose was married on October 8, 1938, to actress Martha Raye. The couple divorced on May 19, 1941.
Rose married for a second time, on July 28, 1941, to actress and singer Judy Garland. They had no children, though Garland, according to biographer Gerald Clarke, underwent at least one abortion during the marriage, at the insistence of her mother, her husband, and her motion picture studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garland and Rose divorced in 1944.
He had two daughters with his third wife, Betty Bartholomew (m. 1948 until his death in 1990). His granddaughter is singer-songwriter Samantha James.
Rose was a live steam hobbyist, with his own backyard railroad.
Death
Rose died of a heart attack in Burbank, California, at the age of 80. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.
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Classic TV Theme: Highway Patrol (Broderick Crawford)
David Gideon
12.5K subscribers
12,092 views Dec 27, 2020
One of tv's seminal cop shows, it premiered in 1955 and ran for over 150 episodes. The technical jargon, the cars, the location shooting, and the imposing presence of Broderick Crawford all played their parts in making this a iconic example of early television at its best. It's noteworthy that back in 1955 the show was using the technique of including scenes from the current episode as part of the opening title sequence, something that 'I Spy' and 'Mission Impossible' would do roughly a decade later.
Most baby boomers will recognize the Highway Patrol march in an instant, but its authorship is obscured by the use of a pseudonym. 'Ray Llewellyn' may have been an aka for David Rose (who wrote the 'Bonanza' theme) or possibly another composer who was under contract to a rival company. There's a fuller discussion of this controversy here:
https://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/mysteriesOfTVM.html
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David Gideon
12.5K subscribers
12,092 views Dec 27, 2020
One of tv's seminal cop shows, it premiered in 1955 and ran for over 150 episodes. The technical jargon, the cars, the location shooting, and the imposing presence of Broderick Crawford all played their parts in making this a iconic example of early television at its best. It's noteworthy that back in 1955 the show was using the technique of including scenes from the current episode as part of the opening title sequence, something that 'I Spy' and 'Mission Impossible' would do roughly a decade later.
Most baby boomers will recognize the Highway Patrol march in an instant, but its authorship is obscured by the use of a pseudonym. 'Ray Llewellyn' may have been an aka for David Rose (who wrote the 'Bonanza' theme) or possibly another composer who was under contract to a rival company. There's a fuller discussion of this controversy here:
https://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/mysteriesOfTVM.html
{snip}
DAVID ROSE "THE STRIPPER"
Terry Bangley
3.83K subscribers
705,803 views Feb 10, 2016
DAVID ROSE "THE STRIPPER”
This song was actually recorded in 1958 and shelved , in 1962 Rose recorded “Ebb Tide” and the record company needed a “b side” Rose was out of town so they sent an office boy to find a b side, he searched thru a box of recordings and choose this song because he liked it, and the rest is history.
Terry Bangley
3.83K subscribers
705,803 views Feb 10, 2016
DAVID ROSE "THE STRIPPER”
This song was actually recorded in 1958 and shelved , in 1962 Rose recorded “Ebb Tide” and the record company needed a “b side” Rose was out of town so they sent an office boy to find a b side, he searched thru a box of recordings and choose this song because he liked it, and the rest is history.
June 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/jjabbott/status/1669335508441284608
https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1669321348693229568
Pennsylvania launches 24/7 livestream where you can watch I-95 get rebuilt.
Now I don't feel so bad for watching trains on TV.
And yeah, those pix are not of people watching a bridge demolition.
David Weigel Retweeted
Crowd already forming outside the Linc to watch the I-95 livestream
https://twitter.com/jjabbott/status/1669335508441284608
The livestream is here, Pennsylvania.
To chart our progress and give everyone a sense of timing, we're launching our 24/7 livestream where you can watch I-95 get rebuilt.
Government is working for the good people of Pennsylvania.
To chart our progress and give everyone a sense of timing, we're launching our 24/7 livestream where you can watch I-95 get rebuilt.
Government is working for the good people of Pennsylvania.
https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1669321348693229568
June 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/DrBuzz_Forensic/status/1668591786636222464
On June 13, 1940, songwriter and record producer Bobby Freeman was born.
Singer, songwriter & record producer Bobby Freeman was #BornOnThisDay, June 13, 1940. Remembered for his 2 Top Ten hits, "Do You Want to Dance" (1958) - when he was only 17 years old & the 2nd hit, "C'mon and Swim" (1964). Passed in 2017 (age 76) from natural causes. #RIP #BOTD
https://twitter.com/DrBuzz_Forensic/status/1668591786636222464
June 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/DrBuzz_Forensic/status/1669012512728129537
On June 14, 1895, Cliff Edwards was born.
Singer/actor Cliff Edwards was #BornOnThisDay June 14, 1895. Remembered in 2 #Disney films; as the voice for "Jiminy Cricket" in Pinocchio (1940) & "Dandy Crow" in Dumbo (1941). Battling drug addiction, #alcoholism & poverty, he passed in 1971 (age 76) from a heart attack #RIP
https://twitter.com/DrBuzz_Forensic/status/1669012512728129537
June 15, 2023
US retail sales rose in May
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/economy/us-retail-sales-may/index.html
By Bryan Mena, CNN
Updated 9:13 AM EDT, Thu June 15, 2023
Washington, DC (CNN) — Spending at US retailers rose last month, in a sign that consumers are still fueling the economy.
Retail sales at stores, online and in restaurants grew 0.3% in May from April, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday. That’s above economists’ expectations of a 0.1% decline, according to Refinitiv. Retail sales data is adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation.
The report reflects resilient consumer spending despite rapid interest-rate hikes and lingering economic uncertainty.
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Retail sales rose 0.3% in May despite pressure from higher inflation and interest rates
Source: Associated Press via WTOP
Retail sales rose 0.3% in May despite pressure from higher inflation and interest rates
The Associated Press
June 15, 2023, 10:18 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans increased their spending at retailers last month despite pressure from still-high inflation and rising borrowing costs. ... Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that retail sales rose 0.3% from April to May, boosted by stronger sales of auto and parts dealers.
Economists had been expecting a decline in sales for the month. Last month’s increase pointed to a still-resilient economy, though retail sales have been bumpy this year after surging nearly 3% in January. Sales tumbled in February and March before recovering in April.
The latest retail sales data follow a government report this week that consumer inflation eased last month. Prices rose just 0.1% from April to May and are up just 4% over the previous 12 months — the lowest such figure in over two years. Americans are still facing surging prices for many items, including rent and used cars, though some of them are expected to slow or even decline in the coming months.
At the same time, closely watched “core” prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs and are considered better able to capture underlying inflation trends, increased 5.3% in May compared with 12 months earlier. That’s still far above the Fed’s target of 2%.
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Read more: https://wtop.com/national/2023/06/retail-sales-rose-0-3-in-may-despite-pressure-from-higher-inflation-and-interest-rates/
US retail sales rose in May
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/economy/us-retail-sales-may/index.html
By Bryan Mena, CNN
Updated 9:13 AM EDT, Thu June 15, 2023
Washington, DC (CNN) — Spending at US retailers rose last month, in a sign that consumers are still fueling the economy.
Retail sales at stores, online and in restaurants grew 0.3% in May from April, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday. That’s above economists’ expectations of a 0.1% decline, according to Refinitiv. Retail sales data is adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation.
The report reflects resilient consumer spending despite rapid interest-rate hikes and lingering economic uncertainty.
{snip}
June 15, 2023
Exclusive: 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years
On the bright side, that's 58% who don't.
Exclusive: 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years
CNN
June 14, 2023, 1:38 PM
New York (CNN Business) — Many top business leaders are seriously worried that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity in the not-too-distant future.
Forty-two percent of CEOs surveyed at the Yale CEO Summit this week say AI has the potential to destroy humanity five to ten years from now, according to survey results shared exclusively with CNN.
“It’s pretty dark and alarming,” Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld said in a phone interview, referring to the findings.
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CNN
June 14, 2023, 1:38 PM
New York (CNN Business) — Many top business leaders are seriously worried that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity in the not-too-distant future.
Forty-two percent of CEOs surveyed at the Yale CEO Summit this week say AI has the potential to destroy humanity five to ten years from now, according to survey results shared exclusively with CNN.
“It’s pretty dark and alarming,” Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld said in a phone interview, referring to the findings.
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June 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO/status/1669204649579102208
Family displaced after Montgomery Co. mansion goes up in flames
That's a big one.
Alan Henney Retweeted
Brickyard Ct, Potomac, house fire, 1 family including 2 adults & 2 children & 1 child guest displaced, no injuries, Red Cross Assisting, Significant Damage estimate >$2M+, Cause is under investigation
https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO/status/1669204649579102208
Family displaced after Montgomery Co. mansion goes up in flames
Ciara Wells | [email protected]
June 15, 2023, 5:16 AM
The home was significantly damaged with property damages estimated over $2 million.
(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service/Pete Piringer)
A large fire at a multimillion dollar mansion in Potomac, Maryland, displaced a family of four on Wednesday night. ... Montgomery County Fire and EMS said personnel arrived to Brickyard Court off Brickyard Road for reports of a fire around 10:15 p.m.
Five people, including three children, inside were able to safely leave the home. One of the children inside the home was a guest. ... No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The home was significantly damaged with property damages estimated over $2 million.
The displaced family members are receiving assistance from the Red Cross, according to Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer.
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Ciara Wells
Ciara Wells is a freelance digital writer/editor at WTOP. She is a recent graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.
[email protected]
Ciara Wells | [email protected]
June 15, 2023, 5:16 AM
The home was significantly damaged with property damages estimated over $2 million.
(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service/Pete Piringer)
A large fire at a multimillion dollar mansion in Potomac, Maryland, displaced a family of four on Wednesday night. ... Montgomery County Fire and EMS said personnel arrived to Brickyard Court off Brickyard Road for reports of a fire around 10:15 p.m.
Five people, including three children, inside were able to safely leave the home. One of the children inside the home was a guest. ... No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The home was significantly damaged with property damages estimated over $2 million.
The displaced family members are receiving assistance from the Red Cross, according to Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer.
{snip}
Ciara Wells
Ciara Wells is a freelance digital writer/editor at WTOP. She is a recent graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.
[email protected]
June 15, 2023
Tue Jun 14, 2022: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Mon Jun 14, 2021: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Sun Jun 14, 2020: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Sat Jun 15, 2019: Happy 76th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Thu Jun 14, 2018: Happy 75th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
More:
Sun Feb 4, 2018: Gym teacher accused of assaulting student who wouldnt stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Mon Sep 8, 2014: Remembering the Brave Young Woman Who Refused to Say the Pledge of Allegiance Nearly 80 Years Ago
William (left) and Lillian (right) with father Walter Gobitas (via Jehovah’s Witnesses)
September 8, 2014
by Hemant Mehta
Usually, when I mention Jehovah’s Witnesses on this site, it’s not for a good reason. But we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude.
In 1935, fifth-grader William Gobitas refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance because treating the flag like an idol went against his family’s JW faith. His 12-year-old sister Lillian did the same thing the next day.
They were both expelled from the Minersville School District in Pennsylvania quickly after that. Their parents were forced to pay for a private school, and that was the beginning of a lawsuit that went all the way up to the Supreme Court.
In 1940, in Minersville School District v. Gobitis, the Court ruled 8-1… in favor of the school district. Seriously. They said it wasn’t a violation of religious freedom to compel students to say the Pledge. It was such an awful decision, the Court (with a different makeup) reversed itself three years later in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/09/08/remembering-the-brave-young-woman-who-refused-to-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-nearly-80-years-ago/
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=310&invol=586
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=319&page=624
On June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
Tue Jun 14, 2022: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Mon Jun 14, 2021: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Sun Jun 14, 2020: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Sat Jun 15, 2019: Happy 76th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Thu Jun 14, 2018: Happy 75th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Argued March 11, 1943
Decided June 14, 1943
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment protects students from being forced to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school. The Court's 6–3 decision, delivered by Justice Robert H. Jackson, is remembered for its forceful defense of free speech and constitutional rights generally as being placed "beyond the reach of majorities and officials."
Barnette overruled a 1940 decision on the same issue, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, in which the Court stated that the proper recourse for dissent was to try to change the public school policy democratically. It was a significant court victory won by Jehovah's Witnesses, whose religion forbade them from saluting or pledging to symbols, including symbols of political institutions. However, the Court did not address the effect the compelled salutation and recital ruling had upon their particular religious beliefs but instead ruled that the state did not have the power to compel speech in that manner for anyone. In overruling Gobitis the Court primarily relied on the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment rather than the Free Exercise Clause.
{snip}
Decision of the Court
The Court held, in a 6-to-3 decision delivered by Justice Jackson, that it was unconstitutional for public schools to compel students to salute the flag. It thus overruled its decision in Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940), finding that the flag salute was "a form of utterance" and "a primitive but effective means of communicating ideas." The Court wrote that any "compulsory unification of opinion" was doomed to failure and was antithetical to the values set forth in the First Amendment. The Court stated:
The Supreme Court announced its decision on June 14, Flag Day.
{snip}
Argued March 11, 1943
Decided June 14, 1943
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment protects students from being forced to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school. The Court's 6–3 decision, delivered by Justice Robert H. Jackson, is remembered for its forceful defense of free speech and constitutional rights generally as being placed "beyond the reach of majorities and officials."
Barnette overruled a 1940 decision on the same issue, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, in which the Court stated that the proper recourse for dissent was to try to change the public school policy democratically. It was a significant court victory won by Jehovah's Witnesses, whose religion forbade them from saluting or pledging to symbols, including symbols of political institutions. However, the Court did not address the effect the compelled salutation and recital ruling had upon their particular religious beliefs but instead ruled that the state did not have the power to compel speech in that manner for anyone. In overruling Gobitis the Court primarily relied on the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment rather than the Free Exercise Clause.
{snip}
Decision of the Court
The Court held, in a 6-to-3 decision delivered by Justice Jackson, that it was unconstitutional for public schools to compel students to salute the flag. It thus overruled its decision in Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940), finding that the flag salute was "a form of utterance" and "a primitive but effective means of communicating ideas." The Court wrote that any "compulsory unification of opinion" was doomed to failure and was antithetical to the values set forth in the First Amendment. The Court stated:
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
The Supreme Court announced its decision on June 14, Flag Day.
{snip}
Robert H. Jackson
Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 – October 9, 1954) was an American attorney and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He had previously served as United States Solicitor General, and United States Attorney General, and is the only person to have held all three of those offices. Jackson was also notable for his work as the Chief United States Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals following World War II.
Jackson was admitted to the bar through a combination of reading law with an established attorney, and attending law school. He is the most recent justice without a law degree to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Jackson is well known for his advice that, "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect, in no uncertain terms, to make no statement to the police under any circumstances", and for his aphorism describing the Supreme Court, "We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final." Jackson developed a reputation as one of the best writers on the Supreme Court, and one of the most committed to enforcing due process as protection from overreaching federal agencies.
{snip}
Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 – October 9, 1954) was an American attorney and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He had previously served as United States Solicitor General, and United States Attorney General, and is the only person to have held all three of those offices. Jackson was also notable for his work as the Chief United States Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals following World War II.
Jackson was admitted to the bar through a combination of reading law with an established attorney, and attending law school. He is the most recent justice without a law degree to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Jackson is well known for his advice that, "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect, in no uncertain terms, to make no statement to the police under any circumstances", and for his aphorism describing the Supreme Court, "We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final." Jackson developed a reputation as one of the best writers on the Supreme Court, and one of the most committed to enforcing due process as protection from overreaching federal agencies.
{snip}
More:
Sun Feb 4, 2018: Gym teacher accused of assaulting student who wouldnt stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Mon Sep 8, 2014: Remembering the Brave Young Woman Who Refused to Say the Pledge of Allegiance Nearly 80 Years Ago
William (left) and Lillian (right) with father Walter Gobitas (via Jehovah’s Witnesses)
September 8, 2014
by Hemant Mehta
Usually, when I mention Jehovah’s Witnesses on this site, it’s not for a good reason. But we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude.
In 1935, fifth-grader William Gobitas refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance because treating the flag like an idol went against his family’s JW faith. His 12-year-old sister Lillian did the same thing the next day.
They were both expelled from the Minersville School District in Pennsylvania quickly after that. Their parents were forced to pay for a private school, and that was the beginning of a lawsuit that went all the way up to the Supreme Court.
In 1940, in Minersville School District v. Gobitis, the Court ruled 8-1… in favor of the school district. Seriously. They said it wasn’t a violation of religious freedom to compel students to say the Pledge. It was such an awful decision, the Court (with a different makeup) reversed itself three years later in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/09/08/remembering-the-brave-young-woman-who-refused-to-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-nearly-80-years-ago/
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=310&invol=586
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=319&page=624
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