Billy Graham “Shocked” by SCOTUS Ruling on School Prayer
June 17, 1963 - The Rev. Billy Graham (pictured last month in Paris) said today he was “shocked” by the Supreme Court’s ruling that use...
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Jun 17, 2023
SCOTUS: No State Can Require Prayer at School
June 17, 1963 - The Supreme Court decided today that no state or locality may require recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or Bible verses in...
May 13, 2023
Dr. Sheppard Faces Legal Setback
May 13, 1963 - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected today a plea from Dr. Sam Sheppard (pictured right in 1954) that he be allowed to take a...
Oct 1, 2022
Goldberg Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice
Oct. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy watched the Supreme Court open its new term today in an atmosphere made somber by events in Mississippi....
Aug 29, 2022
Justice Felix Franfurter to Retire, JFK to Appoint Arthur Goldberg to Vacancy
Aug. 29, 1962 - Felix Frankfurter (pictured in 1939) has retired from active service on the Supreme Court after 23 years as an associate...
Jun 27, 2022
Cardinal Spellman Assails Supreme Court Decision on School Prayer
June 27, 1962 - Cardinal Spellman (pictured with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy earlier this month) renewed his attack today on the...
Jun 26, 2022
Supreme Court Ban on School Prayer Draws Criticism
June 26, 1962 - The Supreme Court’s decision banning an official prayer in New York public schools drew vehement criticism in Congress...
Jun 25, 2022
Supreme Court Rules School Prayer Unconstitutional
June 25, 1962 - The Supreme Court held today that the reading of an official prayer in New York public schools violated the Constitution....
Apr 11, 2022
Senate Approves Nomination of Byron R. White to Supreme Court
Apr. 11, 1962 - The Senate approved by voice vote today the nomination of Byron R. White (pictured) to be an associate justice of the...
Mar 30, 2022
President Nominates Byron White to Supreme Court
Mar. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy today nominated Byron R. White (left), the Deputy Attorney General, to be an Associate Justice of the...
Mar 29, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Whittaker Retires on Doctors' Advice
Mar. 29, 1962 - Justice Charles Evans Whittaker (pictured) retired from the Supreme Court today on his doctors’ advice. He said in a...
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