Justice Holmes and the Question of Race

Notwithstanding his youthful dalliance with abolitionism, Holmes’ votes and opinions in Supreme Court cases involving race reveal a stubborn indifference to discrimination on a range of issues. Whether this reflects a cold personal aloofness, a preoccupation with life as struggle, a commitment to ju...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halper Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-01-01
Series:British Journal of American Legal Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2020-0025