Sentences with phrase «famous civil libertarians»

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In a celebrated case brought by a group of civil libertarians to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1942, Chief Justice Robert Jackson, against the strong argument of civil libertarians on the issues of «interrogation without the due process of law» and prolonged detention of suspects, gave his famous ruling that the United States «Constitution is not a suicide pact».

A noted civil libertarian, philanthropist, and advocate for victims» rights, Mr. Cochran may have been best known for his role in some of the most famous cases of the last several decades.