In the wake of this court decision, a bill drawn up in Pennsylvania was notoriously vetoed by Governor Samuel Pennypacker.
In the wake of this court decision, a bill drawn up in Pennsylvania was notoriously vetoed by Governor Samuel Pennypacker.Harry Laughlin and Arthur Estabrook were called as experts in this case, which began as a test case brought by AlbertSidney Priddy, though he died before it concluded. The reach of this decision was limited 15 years later by Skinner v. Oklahoma,on equal protection grounds. The only Justice to dissent in this case was Pierce Butler, who did not author an opinion.It stemmed from the rape of a 17-year old girl by Clarence Garland, resulting in the birth of Vivian Dobbs; possibly to hidethat rape, both Vivian and her mother were sent to the Virginia Colony for Epileptics. This case upheld the Racial IntegrityAct of 1924, and the majority opinion by Oliver Wendell Holmes ends by declaring that "three generations of imbeciles areenough." For 10 points, name this 1927 case which strengthened the eugenics movement by allowing compulsory sterilization.
In the wake of this court decision, a bill drawn up in Pennsylvania was notoriously vetoed by Governor Samuel Pennypacker.
Buck v. Bell [or Bell v. Buck - must provide both names, prompt on just one name]