Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 13, 2022
During his time as an associate justice from 1877 to 1911, he broke with his colleagues in some of the most consequential – and infamous – rulings that the court has ever issued. Yet his record is not unblemished: He distrusted immigrants from China and even voted to deny citizenship to their U.S.-born born children.
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