Fortas
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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
In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas was discovered to have taken consulting money from a family foundation of a financier who later sought Supreme Court review of his securities law conviction.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2023
A little context: In 1969, Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigned after it was learned that he had accepted, then returned, $20,000 from a Wall Street financier.
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 MacGregor, Morris J.
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