1900's Law and Justice | Twining v. New Jersey

Supreme Court decision

By: William H. Moody; John Marshall Harlan

Date: November 9, 1908

Source: Moody, William H. and John Marshall Harlan. Twining v. State of New Jersey. 211 U.S. 78 (1908). Available online at http://www.caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed November 6, 2002).

About the Authors: William H. Moody (1853–1917) graduated from Harvard and went into the practice of law, gaining fame for his unsuccessful prosecution of Lizzie Borden. He served first as secretary of the navy and then as attorney general under President Theodore Roosevelt, who nominated him for the U.S. Supreme Court in 1906.

John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), called "the Great Dissenter," was born in Kentucky and pursued a career as a lawyer and politician. Serving on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1877 to 1911, he was famous for his dissenting...