The Collected Works of Justice Holmes, Volume 2

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Sheldon M. Novick (Editor)

"Sure to be the standard reference for all subsequent scholarship."—John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review

"A critical contribution to legal literature, and definitely worth having."—Peter J. Messitte, Trial

509 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior, son of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932; many of his opinions greatly influenced the American concept of law. Noted for his long service, his concise and pithy opinions, and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is one of the most widely cited Supreme Court justices in history, particularly for his "clear and present danger" majority opinion in the case of Schenck v. United States (1919), as well as one of the most influential American common-law judges.