It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.

Louis Brandeis

New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann

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States as laboratories Federalism Political theory American politics Politics

Author

Louis Brandeis

Source

New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann

Medium

Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

Genre

Dissenting opinion Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Brandeis, Louis. Dissenting Opinion. New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann. United States Reports, vol. 285, 21 Mar. 1932, pp. 280-311. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/285/262/.

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