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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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He is also a graduate of Columbia Law School. Having lived through Dred Scott , he was deeply conscious of how mistakes by the court could lead to terrible outcomes. Comparing court decisions with which he disagreed to Dred Scott was almost a reflexive tactic of his. I corresponded with Canellos about his book.

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