Abe Fortas
Abe Fortas
Abraham "Abe" Fortaswas a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1965 to 1969...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth19 June 1910
CountryUnited States of America
Abe Fortas quotes about
discovery justice occasion opportunity ultimate
For a justice of this ultimate tribunal, the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is usually great.
teacher expression rights
It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.
accepting monopoly dissent
Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent.
acceptance expression law
Procedure is the bone structure of a democratic society. Our scheme of law affords great latitude for dissent and opposition. It compels wide tolerance not only for their expression but also for the organization of people and forces to bring about the acceptance of the dissenter's claim....We have alternatives to violence.
stories essentials journalism
Needless, heedless, wanton and deliberate injury of the sort inflicted by Life's picture story is not an essential instrument of responsible journalism.
school expression order
In order for the State in the person of school officials to justify prohibition of a particular expression of opinion, it must be able to show that its action was caused by something more than a mere desire to avoid the discomfort and unpleasantness that always accompany an unpopular viewpoint.
religious government neutrality
Government...may not be hostile to any religion or to the advocacy of no-religion; and it may not aid, foster, or promote one religion or religious theory against another... The First Amendment mandates governmental neutrality...