| Author/Contributor(s): | Pohlman, H L |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Date: | 09/01/1993 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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.