Mr. Justice Holmes and the Supreme Court.
Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. Mr. Justice Holmes and the Supreme Court. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1938. Third printing. 139 pp. Frontispiece. Original blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to corners, spine ends bumped annd lightly worn. Previous owner's inscription "To the Colonel/ Christmas-1938/ FSN" to front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean. A very good copy. $35. * Provides an analysis of the social and economic problems that came before the U.S. Supreme Court during Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s tenure, and Holmes's constitutional philosophy regarding these issues. Frankfurter deeply admired Holmes and his work, and this book is considered his "finest statement of his admiration" for his mentor, helping to shape Holmes's posthumous reputation. The work is noted for its clear, vigorous style and insightful analysis of Holmes's philosophy of judicial restraint. Contents: Introductory.; Property and Society.; Civil Liberties and the Individual.; The Federal System.; Appendices: I. Cases Holding State Action Invalid Under the Fourteenth Amendment.; II. Geographic Distribution of State Action Held Invalid in Supreme Court Decisions Under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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