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After his death, who filled Jackson's seat on the Supreme Court?

  • Earl Warren

  • William J. Brennan

  • John M. Harlan

  • John Marshall Harlan II

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John Marshall Harlan II was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955, filling the vacancy created by the death of Justice Robert H. Jackson. Harlan is remembered as a prominent civil rights advocate, and his opinions often reflected his commitment to equality and justice.
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