Stanley Forman Reed
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Stanley Forman Reed was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. He also served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1935 to 1938.
Stanley Forman Reed, c. 1946
Justice Reed having received his commission to the court (January 27, 1938)
Portrait of Justice Stanley Forman Reed
Plaque honoring Reed, located at the Mason County Courthouse in Kentucky
Smith v. Allwright
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Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649, is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation. It overturned the Texas state law that
Stanley Forman Reed
…Supreme Court. Reed served until his retirement in 1957, and was succeeded by Charles Evans Whittaker. Reed wrote the majority opinion in cases such as Smith v. Allwright, Gorin v. United States, and Adamson v. California. He authored dissenting opinions in cases such as Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education…
Houston dentist Lonnie E. Smith casts his ballot in the 1944 Texas Democratic primary election (July 22, 1944)