General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgement or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Lochner v. New York

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Legal theory

Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Source

Lochner v. New York

Medium

Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

Genre

Dissenting opinion Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

From

United States

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Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Dissenting Opinion. Lochner v. New York. United States Reports, vol. 198, 17 Apr. 1905, pp. 74-76. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/198/45/.

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Laws are silent in time of war.

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