Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution
"Persuasive. A welcome addition."
The Journal of Legal History
"A masterly exposition of the complex details of Holmes' Supreme Court work."
The Core Review
In this work, H.L. Pohlman calls for a new interpretation of Holmes as a moderate defender of free speech, and provides a window into Holmes' basic understanding of American constitutionalism. Pohlman argues that Holmes played a crucial role in the development of the idea that the Constitution is a living entity, an idea that differed radically from nineteenth-century antecedents.

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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution
"Persuasive. A welcome addition."
The Journal of Legal History
"A masterly exposition of the complex details of Holmes' Supreme Court work."
The Core Review
In this work, H.L. Pohlman calls for a new interpretation of Holmes as a moderate defender of free speech, and provides a window into Holmes' basic understanding of American constitutionalism. Pohlman argues that Holmes played a crucial role in the development of the idea that the Constitution is a living entity, an idea that differed radically from nineteenth-century antecedents.

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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution

by H. L. Pohlman
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution

by H. L. Pohlman

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"Persuasive. A welcome addition."
The Journal of Legal History
"A masterly exposition of the complex details of Holmes' Supreme Court work."
The Core Review
In this work, H.L. Pohlman calls for a new interpretation of Holmes as a moderate defender of free speech, and provides a window into Holmes' basic understanding of American constitutionalism. Pohlman argues that Holmes played a crucial role in the development of the idea that the Constitution is a living entity, an idea that differed radically from nineteenth-century antecedents.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814766224
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 09/01/1993
Edition description: Revised ed.
Pages: 278
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 8.50(d)

About the Author

H. L. Pohlman is Associate Professor at Dickinson College and author of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and Utilitarian Jurisprudence.
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