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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
In Reckless Hands: Skinner v Oklahoma and the Near-Triumph of American Eugenics
Not sure about the subtitle, but this is a good book on an issue that still has bite.  The author (blocked when nominated to the 7CA, in effect filibustered in a way still possible even now) has written more on the legal issues related to the case, including equality and Lochner Era rights talk.  Good use of a case as a snapshot of large issues. ETA: A 1942 commentary. 
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