| Footnote no. |
Article's claim |
Cited source |
Comments from EW |
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| 2 |
"Minton was born on October 20, 1890, to John Evan and Emma Livers Minton, in their Georgetown, Indiana, home." |
Radcliff p. 7 |
Fine, although the fact that he was born at home is on p. 8 |
Y
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| 11 |
"Minton's father married Sarah Montague on December 3, 1901" |
Radcliff p. 10 |
Fine |
Y
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| 16 |
"Minton began dating Gertrude Gurtz in his senior year, and the two remained in regular correspondence after he left for college." |
Gugin p. 47 |
This page says "Minton soon began a relationship with another classmate, Gertrude Gertz, that would last a lifetime", but there's nothing about senior year, leaving for college, etc. |
N
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| 30 |
"Taft said that Minton's post-graduate thesis was among the best he had ever read." |
Gugin p. 52 |
The source says Taft reportedly said this, so I wouldn't be comfortable stating it as fact. |
N
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| 42/43 |
"The following year, Minton became a local commander of the American Legion. The group had a large and active membership in the state at the time, and he used his position to encourage support of the Democratic Party agenda. Paul McNutt was the national commander, and the two men became political allies." |
Gugin p. 62 and Radcliff p. 33 |
The sources don't seem to say that he became a local commander "the following year" (i.e. 1931), nor am I seeing "he used his position to encourage support of the Democratic Party agenda"—only that it helped him connect with other Democratic political figures. |
N
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| 51 |
"Minton stopped using the slogan and explained his position again using new terms, but his opponents continued to dog him over the issue. The Republicans also faulted popular governor McNutt and his reorganization of the government, and McNutt became more personally involved in the election. With the state party's more direct involvement, Minton won the election with 52 percent of the vote." |
Gugin p. 85 |
This page only supports "Minton won the election with 52 percent of the vote". |
N
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| 58 |
"When Renolds asked his manager, Dr. Glen Frank, to help him answer the questions, Minton and fellow Democratic senators began to shout Dr. Frank down. As he was saying that the money from the corporations was for advertising in the magazine, Minton beat his gavel and yelled, 'This committee doesn't intend to permit you to use this as a forum to air your Republican views.'" |
Gugin p. 101 |
Minton did not say the "Republican views" line: the source says it was Lewis B. Schwellenbach (and nothing about a gavel). As an aside, "Maurive V. Renolds" and "Glen Frank" should be Maurice V. Reynolds and Glenn Frank, respectively. |
N
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| 70 |
"Minton delivered six radio addresses on behalf of his party in support of the bill, but public opinion could not be swayed in the Democrats' favor." |
Gugin p. 109 |
I only see one radio address mentioned here, not six |
N
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| 79 |
"He advocated and supported expanding the American military and believed that American entry into the war was inevitable, but should be delayed as long as possible. He voted in favor of the Smith Act, which made it a crime to advocate the overthrow of the government, a law specifically targeted at communists and fascists in the United States." |
Gugin p. 121 |
Some of this checks out, but I'm not seeing "believed that American entry into the war was inevitable" or "a law specifically targeted...". |
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| 91 |
"On May 7, 1941, Roosevelt announced Minton's nomination to the Chicago-based United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit" |
Gugin p. 156 |
Checks out |
Y
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| 98 |
"Minton was described by William Radcliff as a 'faithful disciple of judicial restraint,' an unexpected development when compared to his overtly partisan political career." |
Gugin p. 179 |
The "faithful disciple" quote is from Gugin & St. Clair, not Radcliff. I'm not seeing "unexpected development when compared to his overtly partisan political career" on this page, and "overtly" is probably a neutrality issue. |
N
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| 112 |
"Many liberals condemned the court at the time of the decision. The ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court in a 1946 appeal." |
Radcliff p. 115 |
"upheld by the Supreme Court" checks out, but not "many liberals condemned the court at the time of the decision". |
N
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| 119 |
"After returning to work, he was forced to rest regularly due to gradually worsening anemia, and he sought to lessen his workload. To further complicate his health, on August 5, 1949, Minton tripped over a stone in his yard and broke his leg. The injury forced him to walk with a cane for the remainder of his life." |
Radcliff p. 129 |
This page only supports "on August 5, 1949, Minton tripped over a stone in his yard and broke his leg." |
N
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| 128 |
"Minton responded to questions over his past support for the 1937 court packing scheme in the letter, declaring that as the Senate leader at the time of his scheme he had a right and duty to support the scheme, but as a federal judge his role had now changed to that of a referee rather than a player." |
Glass (Politico) |
Checks out |
Y
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| 139 |
"Minton's central judicial philosophy was to ascertain and uphold the original intent of legislation." |
Gugin p. 161 |
This page says he was an "advocate of judicial restraint", but that's not the same as original intent |
N
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| 146/147 |
"According to William Radcliff, the majority opinion authored by Minton in the 1953 case Barrows v. Jackson was his most skillfully written opinion." |
Radcliff p. 155 and the text of the decision |
The source says it's "considered by some legal scholars to be one of the most skillful opinions Minton wrote"—I don't think it's fair to attribute that to Radcliff. |
N
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| 155/156 |
"Minton's position gradually shifted to allowing the loyalty tests to take place, and in Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York he wrote the majority opinion allowing the tests and upholding New York's Feinberg Law." |
Radcliff p. 147 and the text of the decision |
Not seeing "Minton's position gradually shifted to allowing the loyalty tests to take place" on this page. |
N
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| 168 |
"Although he did not tell the president, Minton informed the members of the Court that his duties were too taxing on his health. His anemia had steadily worsened, slowing him physically and mentally." |
Radcliff p. 174 |
Not seeing anything about anemia here, nor is there any reference to informing members of the Court (only talking to reporters). |
N
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| 173 |
"In England, [Minton] received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in 1956." |
Radcliff p. 183 |
Nope: the source says Truman received an honorary doctorate from Oxford |
N
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| 181 |
"A bronze bust of Minton was created and put on display in the Indiana Statehouse." |
Gugin p. 287 |
Checks out |
Y
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