“It is fundamental that the great powers of Congress to conduct war and to regulate the Nation's foreign relations are subject to the constitutional requirements of due process. The imperative necessity for safeguarding these rights to procedural due process under the gravest of emergencies has existed throughout our constitutional history, for it is then, under the pressing exigencies of crisis, that there is the greatest temptation to dispense with fundamental constitutional guarantees which, it is feared, will inhibit governmental action.”
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Arthur Goldberg
Arthur Goldberg was a prominent figure in the United States legal system, serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 1965. Born on August 8, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, he passed away on January 19, 1990. During his tenure, Goldberg was known for his progressive views and contributions to the law. more
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