Harlan
[hahr-luh n]
- John Marshall,1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- his grandsonJohn Marshall,1899–1971, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1955–71.
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Examples from the Web for harlan
Contemporary Examples
The 1980s series followed in that tradition with episodes from Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, and Anne Collins.
I've had the privilege of visiting Harlan Crow's collection of historical artifacts.
I love it that the actors all seem so much like people from Harlan County.
Justice Harlan famously dissented in Plessy, insisting that the Constitution is colorblind.
In this Harlan County, you can go home again, and home is hell.
Historical Examples
Harlan alone dissented and only on the question of jurisdiction.
Mrs. Harlan took one of my hands in each of her own, and we rejoiced together.
Behind the ScenesElizabeth Keckley
Not a few of his cows were banked in the East under Harlan's name.
Harlan thought she had fainted, when she relieved his mind by bursting into tears.
At the Sign of the Jack O'LanternMyrtle Reed
Harlan repressed an exclamation, which could not have been wholly inspired by pleasure.
At the Sign of the Jack O'LanternMyrtle Reed