| | During World War I, the administration of [[Woodrow Wilson]], a [[Democrat Party|Democrat]], pushed through the "Espionage Act," under which it arrested anti-war protesters. In 1919 Holmes upheld the conviction of [[Socialist]] Party leader [[Eugene Debs]].<ref>G. Edward White, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=sGDdFZ-vIi8C Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self]'' (Oxford University Press, 1995) ISBN 0195101286, p. 106</ref> Holmes was subsequently among those targeted for attempted bombing by domestic terrorists.<ref>Paul Avrich, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lm0SCspDOjQC Sacco and Vanzetti: The Anarchist Background]'' (Princeton University Press, 1996), ISBN 0691026041, p. 143</ref> | | During World War I, the administration of [[Woodrow Wilson]], a [[Democrat Party|Democrat]], pushed through the "Espionage Act," under which it arrested anti-war protesters. In 1919 Holmes upheld the conviction of [[Socialist]] Party leader [[Eugene Debs]].<ref>G. Edward White, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=sGDdFZ-vIi8C Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self]'' (Oxford University Press, 1995) ISBN 0195101286, p. 106</ref> Holmes was subsequently among those targeted for attempted bombing by domestic terrorists.<ref>Paul Avrich, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lm0SCspDOjQC Sacco and Vanzetti: The Anarchist Background]'' (Princeton University Press, 1996), ISBN 0691026041, p. 143</ref> |
| | Holmes' denial of rights included property rights. Justice Holmes wrote a 5-4 decision upholding [[rent control]] and denying a claim for repossession by a property owner.<ref>''[[Block v. Hirsh]]'', 256 U.S. 135 (1921)</ref> Holmes made no mention of the [[Fifth Amendment]] protection of [[private property]] in this opinion. | | Holmes' denial of rights included property rights. Justice Holmes wrote a 5-4 decision upholding [[rent control]] and denying a claim for repossession by a property owner.<ref>''[[Block v. Hirsh]]'', 256 U.S. 135 (1921)</ref> Holmes made no mention of the [[Fifth Amendment]] protection of [[private property]] in this opinion. |