Chief Justice Edward White

Guinn v. United States: Supreme Court Strikes Down Grandfather Clauses as Fifteenth Amendment Violation

1915-06-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court unanimously struck down Oklahoma’s grandfather clause in Guinn v. United States, marking the first time the Court invalidated a state voting restriction as a Fifteenth Amendment violation since Reconstruction. Chief Justice Edward White, himself a former Confederate soldier …

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Supreme Court Orders American Tobacco Breakup, Applying Rule of Reason to Tobacco Trust

1911-05-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 9-0 unanimous decision applying the new “rule of reason” doctrine, ruled that the American Tobacco Company violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the tobacco trust dissolved. Founded in 1890 by James Duke, American Tobacco controlled nearly 90% of …

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