O artykule
Data publikacji: 21 sty 2021
Zakres stron: 171 - 200
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2020-0025
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© 2021 Thomas Halper, published by Sciendo
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Notwithstanding his youthful dalliance with abolitionism, Holmes’ votes and opinions in Supreme Court cases involving race reveal a stubborn indifference to discrimination on a range of issues. Whether this reflects a cold personal aloofness, a preoccupation with life as struggle, a commitment to judicial restraint or merely an insensitivity pervading the enlightened opinion of the day, his performance will continue to stain his reputation.