ASSOCIATE JUSTICE POTTER STEWART - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/13/1971 - HFSID 175329
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POTTER STEWART
Potter Stewart sends a typed letter about the constitution not being
outdated.
Typed Letter Signed: "Potter Stewart", 1p, 5¾x9.
Washington, D.C., 1971 July 13. To Mr. William H. Corby. In full:
"Thank you for your letter. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing to
me. I do not think that the Constitution is outdated. Sincerely yours,"
Potter Stewart (1915-1985), appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was
Associate Justice from 1958-1981. Stewart often cast the deciding vote on
major issues; he was the balance - the "swing" justice - between his
conservative and liberal brethren on both the Warren and Burger courts.
Always weighing an individual's rights against society's needs, he was a staunch
advocate of a defendant's right to counsel. However, Stewart felt that a
criminal's rights did not begin upon arrest but upon formal indictment; thus, he
dissented in Miranda vs. Arizona (1966), which required police to read a
newly arrested suspect his rights before questioning. Stewart supported judicial
restraint, was reluctant to place even limited restrictions on the federal
government and opposed both the death penalty and censorship. When he retired,
Stewart was replaced by Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Associate
Justice (appointed by President Ronald Reagan). Fold creases not near
signature. Fine condition.
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