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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Pohlman, H. L.
Published: 09/01/1993
Publisher: New York University Press
ISBN: 9780814766224
Pages: 278
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.74h x 5.50w x 0.69d