egree from Western Reserve University, where he later taught law. A U.S. Senator from Ohio, Burton was appointed to the Supreme Court by Harry S. Truman. More liberal than conservative, he firmly supported the decisions to overturn segregation in schools and public transportation. Clark was born in Texas and received his law degree from the University of Texas. He served as Attorney General and staunchly opposed any activities or organizations considered subversive. A conservative, Clark was appointed to the Court by Harry S. Truman. Despite his conservatism in matters related to subversion, Clark frequently supported civil liberties and wrote “the majority opinion prohibiting the reading of the Bible in public schools” in 1963.
The other justices that served for the majority of the time under Warren’s leadership were appointed to the Court after Warren’s appointment. These include: John Marshall Harlan (1955-1971); William Joseph Brennan, Jr. (1956-1990); Charles Evans Whittaker (1957-1962); Potter Stewart (1958-1981); Byron Raymond White (1962-1993); Arthur J. Goldberg, III (1962-1965); Abe Fortas (1965-1969); and Thurgood Marshall (1967-1991). John Marshall Harlan was educated in law at New York Law School and appointed to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower. Harlan was one of the most conservative justices under Earl Warren, often dissenting in opinions approved by a majority of the Court. Unlike Warren and other justices, Harlan believed “the Union judiciary should not interfere in state and local matters, and that political and social evils should be corrected through the political process and not through court action.”
William Brennan served as a justice for more than three decades, educated in law at Harvard University. Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower, Brennan was a champion of individual and civil liberties. During the last two decades of his service on the Court, Br...