The Enduring Example of John Marshall Harlan: 'Virtue as Practice' in the Supreme Court

Van Alstyne, William

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The Enduring Example of John Marshall Harlan: 'Virtue as Practice' in the Supreme Court

William W. Van Alstyne

William & Mary Law School

July 26, 2011

William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-106
New York Law School Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 1, 1991

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This recount of Justice Harlan's opinions during the Warren Court finds his opinions at odds with the Warren Court's typical notions of progress. Yet this paper also finds that Justice Harlan held truth to be a paramount value, sometimes foregoing a rigid sense of justice in favor of what he held to be the truth.

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Keywords: Justice Harlan

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Date posted: July 26, 2011

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Van Alstyne, William W., The Enduring Example of John Marshall Harlan: 'Virtue as Practice' in the Supreme Court (July 26, 2011). William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-106; New York Law School Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 1, 1991. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1895580

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