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ZMythos posted...

Yea but we're talking about late 19th century Republican.

I'd have to see some actual policy/opinions to make that judgement call.

Holmes' positions, distinctive personality, and writing style made him a popular figure, especially with American progressives.

"In Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States (1920), Holmes ruled that any evidence obtained, even indirectly, from an illegal search was inadmissible in court. He reasoned that otherwise, police would have an incentive to circumvent the Fourth Amendment to obtain derivatives of the illegally obtained evidence, so any evidence resulting indirectly from an illegal search must be similarly suppressed. This later became known as the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine."