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Goldberg v. Kelly (1970)
Case SummaryJohn Kelly and others sued when State and local officials terminated their welfare benefits without having given them prior notice and an opportunity to be heard. The plaintiffs…Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964)
Case SummaryThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited places of “public accommodation“ from discrimination based on customers' race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. The Heart of…Hutchinson v. Proxmire (1979)
Case SummaryProfessor Ronald Hutchinson sued Senator William Proxmire for defamation after the Senator gave a “Golden Fleece“ award to the agencies that funded the professor's research.The…Korematsu v. United States (1944)
Case SummaryFred Korematsu refused to obey the wartime order to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for Japanese Americans. He was arrested and convicted. After losing in the Court…State of the Union Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower (February 2, 1953)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (February 2, 1953) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Eighty-third Congress: I welcome the honor of appearing before you to deliver my first message to the Congress. It…Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 12, 1961)
To the Congress of the United States: Once again it is my Constitutional duty to assess the state of the Union. On each such previous occasion during these past eight years I have outlined a…Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 9, 1959)
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 86th Congress, my fellow citizens: This is the moment when Congress and the Executive annually begin their cooperative work to build a better America.…State of the Union Address: Grover Cleveland (December 6, 1887)
Grover Cleveland (December 6, 1887) To the Congress of the United States: You are confronted at the threshold of your legislative duties with a condition of the national finances which imperatively…Indonesia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Indonesia Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Indonesian Relations…Having a Ball at the Inauguration
Behind the scenes of the presidential party W.J.Clinton, Hillary, Tipper, and Al Gore on stage at the 1997 Inaugural Gala Related Links Presidential Information Presidential Election…Trending
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