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Also Known As Thomas Campbell Clark
Born September 23, 1899 • Dallas • Texas
Died June 13, 1977 (aged 77) • New York City • New York
Title / Office supreme court (1949-1967), United States • Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1967), United States • attorney general (1945-1949), United States
Notable Family Members son Ramsey Clark
Role In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States • Mapp v. Ohio • School District of Abington Township v. Schempp

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Stanley F. Reed
Stanley F. Reed
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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
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William Brennan
William Brennan
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Lynch, Loretta
Loretta Lynch
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Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
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Harry A. Blackmun
Harry A. Blackmun
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Salmon Portland Chase
Salmon P. Chase
chief justice of United States
Abzug, Bella
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Carol Weiss King
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Arthur J. Goldberg
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Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown
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Frank Murphy
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Montgomery Blair
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John Connally
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Warren Rudman
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