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Fortas

American  
[fawr-tuhs] / ˈfɔr təs /

noun

  1. Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.


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One justice, Abe Fortas, resigned from the Supreme Court in 1969 amid a controversy over receiving $20,000 from a Wall Street financier.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

The court did not hear the case and Justice Fortas did not participate in any way.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2023

At the time, Chief Justice Earl Warren felt it was important that Fortas step down to preserve the court’s reputation.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2023

One of the few instances of a federal investigation into a sitting Supreme Court justice occurred in 1969, when Justice Department officials signaled an inquiry into outside payments that Justice Abe Fortas had been accepting.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023

For the reaction of other members see, for example, Ltrs, Sengstacke to Gesell, 9 Oct 64, Muse to Gesell, 16 Sep 64, Fortas to Gesell, 29 Sep 64.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor

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