Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution

"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.Pohlman, H. L. is the author of 'Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Free Speech and the Living Constitution', published 1991 under ISBN 9780814766149 and ISBN 0814766145.