The great dissent : how Oliver Wendell Holmes changed his mind--and changed the history of free speech in America /
Thomas Healy.
- 322 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: an unexpected visit Train fever A smart chap The habit of intolerance Catspawned The old ewe and the half-bakes "He shoots so quickly" Defending sophistries Dangerous men "They know not what they do" The red summer "Workers wake up! A plea for help "Quasi in furore" Adulation "Alone at Laski" Epilogue : "I simply was ignorant."
Based on newly discovered letters and memos, this riveting scholarly history of the conservative justice who became a free-speech advocate and established the modern understanding of the First Amendment reconstructs his journey from free-speech skeptic to First Amendment hero.
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Abrams, J., 1886-1953 --Trials, litigation, etc. Abrams, J. 1886-1953 --Juicios, litigios, etc. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
Trials (Anarchy)--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century. Juicios --Estados Unidos Freedom of speech--United States. Libertad de expresión--Estados Unidos Judicial process--United States. Proceso judicial--Estados Unidos