num_pages: 278
description: "Persuasive. A welcome addition."— The Journal of Legal History"A masterly exposition of the complex details of Holmes' Supreme Court work."— The Core ReviewIn 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.
language: English
title: Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution
titlecomplete: Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution
ratings_count: 1
publisher: NYU Press