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Holmes
1. Oliver Wendell. 1809--94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
2. his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841--1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments


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While the historical and Holmesian support for excising Proposition B cases from federal court may be weaker than many suppose, there may be other reasons for limiting Proposition B cases' access to federal courts.
Federal question jurisdiction and Justice Holmes by Woolhandler, Ann; Collins, Michael G. / Notre Dame Law Review
In Minding the Gap: A Ten-Step Program for Better Tax Compliance, Olson takes issue with the enforcement-oriented traditional model of tax compliance, which sees taxpayers as Holmesian bad actors, cheating whenever the risk adjusted payoff is positive.
Introduction the tax compliance conundrum by Bankman, Joseph / Stanford Law & Policy Review
Despite the ambiguities, however, it is possible to reconstruct a Holmesian account of emergencies that is both plausible and (I hope) theoretically fresh.
Holmes on emergencies by Vermeule, Adrian / Stanford Law Review
 
 
 
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