Oliver Wendell Holmes

Supreme Court Endorses Forced Sterilization in Buck v. Bell Eugenics Decision

1927-05-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Buck v. Bell to uphold Virginia’s compulsory sterilization law, providing constitutional blessing for the eugenics movement’s campaign to sterilize those deemed “unfit.” Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes writes for the majority that the state may …

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Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Anarchy Conviction While Expanding Due Process

1925-06-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court rules 7-2 in Gitlow v. New York to uphold Benjamin Gitlow’s conviction under New York’s Criminal Anarchy Act for publishing “The Left Wing Manifesto,” a socialist pamphlet advocating revolutionary mass action. Justice Edward Sanford’s majority opinion …

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