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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932.
Jun 14, 2024 · Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, U.S. legal historian and philosopher who advocated judicial restraint. He stated the concept of “clear and present danger” as the only basis for limiting the right of freedom of speech.
Apr 2, 2014 · Civil War veteran Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1931. He was considered an expert on the common law.
Nov 9, 2009 · Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is among the most famous of the U.S. Supreme Court justices. Born to a prominent Boston family, Holmes was wounded at the Civil War battles of Ball’s Bluff, Antietam...
Feb 25, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the most influential and cited justices in U.S. history. Find out how he defended the First Amendment, created the clear and present danger test, and retired at age 90.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., (born March 8, 1841, Boston, Mass.—died March 6, 1935, Washington, D.C.), U.S. jurist, legal historian, and philosopher. He was the son of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Amelia Lee Jackson, daughter of a Massachusetts supreme court justice.
Learn about the life and legacy of the Supreme Court justice who dissented in Abrams v. United States, a landmark case on free speech. The book by Stephen Budiansky explores Holmes' war, law, and ideas in the context of his era.
