Concurring in Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965).
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The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment stands, in my opinion, on its own bottom.
— John Marshall Harlan II
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About John Marshall Harlan II
John Marshall Harlan II (May 20, 1899 – December 29, 1971) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1955 to 1971. His namesake was his grandfather John Marshall Harlan, another associate justice who served from 1877 to 1911.
About John Marshall Harlan II
John Marshall Harlan II (May 20, 1899 – December 29, 1971) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1955 to 1971. His namesake was his grandfather John Marshall Harlan, another associate justice who served from 1877 to 1911.
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