Frederick Bernays Wiener
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1906 – 1996
Who was Frederick Bernays Wiener?
Frederick Bernays "Fritz" Wiener was an American jurist specializing in military justice and constitutional law who became famous for the 1957 case of Reid v. Covert, which represents the only time a lawyer lost in the Supreme Court of the United States but prevailed on rehearing. That case was particularly notable in that it established that "no agreement with a foreign nation [i.e., no treaty] can confer power on the Congress, or on any other branch of Government, which is free from the restraints of the Constitution."
He is also noted for arguing for the victorious appellants in the racial discrimination case Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis, 407 U.S. 163, and the losing appellant in the reapportionment case Roman v. Sincock, 377 U.S. 695.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1906
New York City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Bachelor of Laws, Harvard Law School
Law
( - 1930) - Brown University
- Bachelor of Laws, Harvard Law School
- Lived in
- Phoenix
( - 1996/10/01)
- Phoenix
- Died
- Oct 1, 1996
Phoenix
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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