Last modified: January 10, 2023. Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. 22-238 CHARTER DAY SCHOOL, INC., ET AL. [41] He was depicted by Sidney Poitier in the 1991 television movie Separate but Equal,[42]:335 by Laurence Fishburne in George Stevens Jr.'s Broadway play Thurgood,[43] and by Chadwick Boseman in the 2017 film Marshall. [25]:78 Marshall wrote several influential decisions in the fields of corporate law and securities law, including a frequently-cited opinion regarding materiality in TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc.[26]:25 His opinions involving personal jurisdiction, such as Shaffer v. Heitner, were pragmatic and de-emphasized the importance of state boundaries. Justice Thurgood Marshall Profile - Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment As a lawyer and judge, Thurgood Marshall strived to protect the rights of all citizens. 3100 Cleburne St.
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