1920's Law and Justice | Gitlow v. New York

Supreme Court decision

By: Edward Sanford and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Date: June 8, 1920

Source: Gitlow v. People of State of New York 268 U.S. 652 (1925). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&v... ; website home page: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed February 7, 2003).

About the Authors: Edward Sanford (1865–1930) was appointed to the court in 1923 by President Harding (served 1921–1923). One of his most well-known decisions held that, in addition to the federal government, states must uphold some provisions of the Bill of Rights.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841–1935) served in the Union army in the Civil War. In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt (served...