1900's Law and Justice | Champion v. Ames

Supreme Court decision

By: John Marshall Harlan

Date: February 23, 1903

Source: Harlan, John Marshall. Champion v. Ames. 188 U.S. 161 (1908). Available online at http://www.caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed November 22, 2002).

About the Author: John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), "the Great Dissenter," was born in Kentucky. After pursuing a career as a lawyer and politician, he served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1877 until his death. Harlan was famous for his dissenting opinions, including his lone dissents in Plessy v. Ferguson and Berea College v. Kentucky. Before becoming a Supreme Court justice, he was attorney general of Kentucky and the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Kentucky in 1871 and in 1875.

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