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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

1841 – 1935

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935) was an American jurist and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He pinned several opinions that shaped the evolution of free speech doctrine - most notably that “falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic” is not protected.

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