71. Federal versus State Power
Throughout American history and with the inception of the
United States Constitution, there has been an ongoing debate about the struggle
between Federal and
State
power. The United States Constitution was provided a
structure by which the United States G ...
72. Samuel Nelson
Supreme Court Justice: Samuel NelsonSamuel Nelson was an associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court as well as an American attorney.Samuel Nelson was born in Hebron, New York. In 1813, he attended the Middlebury College in Vermont and also read law i ...
73. William Howard Taft
Supreme Court Justice: William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the 10th Chief Justice of Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930. He is the only individual to have served in both of these positions, and one of only ...
74. Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court Justice: Clarence ThomasClarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the second African American to serve. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve as an Associate Justice on t ...
75. James Wilson
Supreme Court Justice: James WilsonJames Wilson was one of the original six justices appointed to the Supreme Court by George Washington. He was also one of the United States’ Founding Fathers, member of the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declarat ...
76. Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor is a current associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. She has served as both a Federal district judge and a Federal Appeals court judge before her nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court. This a ...
77. William Paterson
Supreme Court Justice: William PatersonWilliam Paterson was a signer of the Constitution, New Jersey statesman and second governor, and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.Paterson was born in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, but moved to America when ...
78. David Souter
Supreme Court Justice: David SouterDavid Souter was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from1990 to 2009, when he retired. David Souter was appointed by to fill the seat of Justice Brennan by President George H. W. Bush. At the t ...
79. Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court Justices: Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall was the 96th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who served from October 1967 until October 1991. Justice Thurgood Marshall also the first African-American justice on the United States Su ...
80. John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court Justice: John Paul StevensJohn Paul Stevens was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court between December 19, 1975 and his retirement in June 29, 2010. Upon his retirement, John Paul Stevens was the oldest member of the Supreme Cou ...