Supreme Court Liberal Drift Extends Rights in 1965 Term
The Supreme Court issued significant rulings in the 1965 66 term emphasizing individual rights against government power. It protected fair trials, right to counsel, and free speech, struck down polling tax payments, and upheld parts of the Voting Rights Act aiding voter access, especially for Black citizens, while not matching the era’s most sweeping decisions on school desegregation and church state separation. The term reflected Johnson administration and Congressional support for civil rights though contained fewer sensational outcomes than earlier years.
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Supreme Court actions expand rights and voting protections
The Supreme Court limited police use of confessions to post decision trials and ordered judges to ensure fair proceedings in high profile cases including Sheppard. It barred criminal contempt sentences over six months without a jury trial and upheld voting rights measures while restricting poll taxes in state elections. It also banned obscene mailings designed for sexual appeal and reaffirmed libel rules requiring actual malice by public officials. The piece traces the court’s broad rulings and notes the long history of public services like postal delivery, citing Darius the Great and the origin of the word post.
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Charles de Gaulle condemns black nationalism while Martin Luther King Jr takes a stand against it. President de Gaulle at Verdun’s 50th anniversary pledges support for a Franco German European order. Luci Johnson rules out TV coverage of her August wedding. NASA head James Webb warns of a space planning crisis if Apollo follow ups lack timely decisions.
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