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Rod Nachman
Merton Roland "Rod" Nachman Jr (1923-2015) was the lawyer for the plaintiff in ''New York Times Co. v. Sullivan''. He is best known for that case, which he lost, although he had actually appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States a decade earlier (in 1951 when he was just 27) where he won. After his death, ''Montgomery Advertiser'' journalist Coke Ellington recalled his often saying that "The greatest thing I ever did for the ''Advertiser'' was to lose that case.". Later in life he was to often express the sentiment, reported by his family in his obituary that he "would rather be famous for a case he won rather than one he lost". Biography Nachman's German Jewish family ran a department store in Montgomery, Alabama, named Nachman and Mertief. He was born in Montgomery on 1923-12-21, graduated from the local Sidney Lanier High School, and attended Harvard University for two years, when he broke off to enlist in the United States Navy during World War 2. After a 3-year s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times Co
The New York Times Company is an American mass media corporation that publishes ''The New York Times'' and its associated publications such as ''The New York Times International Edition'' and other media properties. The New York Times Company's headquarters are in The New York Times Building, a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. History The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. The first edition of the newspaper ''The New York Times'', published on September 18, 1851, stated: "We publish today the first issue of the New-York Daily Times, and we intend to issue it every morning (Sundays excepted) for an indefinite number of years to come." The company moved into the cable channel industry, purchasing a 40% interest in the Popcorn Channel, a theatrical movie preview and local movie times, in November 1994. In 1996, it expanded upon its broadcasting by purchasing Palmer Communications, owners of WHO-DT in Des Moines and KFOR in O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken For Men
Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer * ''Ken'' (film), a 1965 Japanese film * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine * Ken Masters, a main character in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise People * Ken (given name), a list of people named Ken * Ken (musician) (born 1968), guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel * Ken (South Korean singer) (born 1992), stage name of Lee Jae-hwan of the South Korean boy group VIXX * Felip (singer), member of SB19 who goes by stage name Ken Other uses * Kèn, a musical instrument from Vietnam * Ken (doll), a product by Mattel * ''Ken'' (unit) (間), a Japanese unit of measurement and proportion * Ken River, a river in the Bundelkhand region, India * ''Ken'' sword (剣), a Japanese sword * Kensington railway station, Melbourne * Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, Polish National Board of Education * ''Ken'' (県), meaning "prefecture" in Japanese; see Prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard Law School Alumni
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyman John Harvard (clergyman), John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Harvard was founded and authorized by the Massachusetts General Court, the governing legislature of Colonial history of the United States, colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony. While never formally affiliated with any Religious denomination, denomination, Harvard trained Congregationalism in the United States, Congregational clergy until its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized in the 18th century. By the 19th century, Harvard emerged as the most prominent academic and cultural institution among the Boston B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appointments Clause
The Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution empowers the president of the United States to nominate and, with the advice and consent (confirmation) of the United States Senate, appoint public officials. Although the Senate must confirm certain principal officers (including ambassadors, Cabinet of the United States, Cabinet secretaries, and United States federal judge, federal judges), Congress may by Act of Congress, law invest the appointment of "inferior" officers to the President alone, or to courts of law or heads of departments. Text The Appointments Clause appears at Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 and provides: Appointments Clause aspects Nomination The president has plenary power to nominate political appointees, and the Senate's role is only advisory to the nomination, because the president is not bound to appoint his own nominee even with their advice. As Gouverneur Morris stated in the Constitutional Convention (United States), Constitutional Conventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He was the List of presidents of the United States by age, longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100. Born in Plains, Georgia, Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the submarines in the United States Navy, submarine service before returning to his family's peanut farm. He was active in the civil rights movement, then served as state senator and governor before Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign, running for president in 1976 United States presidential election, 1976. He secured the 1976 Democratic National Convention, Democratic nomination as a dark horse li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Smith Vance
Robert Smith Vance (May 10, 1931 – December 16, 1989) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He was one of three 20th-century United States federal court judges assassinated because of his judicial service. Early life and career Born in Talladega, Alabama, Vance was the youngest of four children born to parents Harrell Taylor Vance Sr. and Mae ( Smith) Vance. He grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Woodlawn High School. He then received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1950, and a Juris Doctor from University of Alabama School of Law in 1952. While at Alabama, Vance was purportedly the head of a secret yet powerful inter-fraternity organization known as The Machine and was elected as President of the Student Government Association. After law school, Vance entered military duty as an attorney in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truman Hobbs
Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (February 8, 1921 – November 4, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Education and career Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of North Carolina in 1942, and was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1948, becoming a law clerk to Justice Hugo Black of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1948 to 1949. He was in private practice in Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, from 1949 to 1980, also serving as chairman of the Alabama Unemployment Appeal Board from 1952 to 1958. Federal judicial service On January 23, 1980, Hobbs was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
