The successor of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, wanted the US public to place their trust in the US government again, so he pardoned Nixon. However, this led to public outrage, as the public believed that Nixon should serve in a court like all other US citizens who transgressed the law.
<span>Thurgood Marshall was able to advance the goals of the Civil Rights movement directly because of his position in the Supreme Court. He is the nation's first black justice. He even argued thirty two cases before the US supreme court. </span>
