ity ▁towards ▁Clar ke ▁that , ▁when ▁Clar ke ▁res igned , ▁Mc Re yn olds ▁refused ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁official ▁letter ▁of ▁regret ▁over ▁his ▁departure . ▁ ▁Philosoph ically , ▁Clar ke ▁demonstrated ▁an ▁aff inity ▁for ▁legal ▁real ism ▁in ▁his ▁opinions . ▁He ▁often ▁voted ▁with ▁Oliver ▁Wend ell ▁Hol mes , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Louis ▁Bran de is , ▁usually ▁in ▁diss ent ▁from ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁majority ▁dominant ▁on ▁the ▁Court ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁though ▁Hol mes ' s ▁famous ▁diss ent ▁from ▁the ▁Abr ams ▁v . ▁United ▁States ▁decision ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Clar ke ' s ▁majority ▁opinion . ▁As ▁a ▁Progress ive , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁both ▁national ▁and ▁state ▁authorities ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁economy , ▁particularly ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁reg ulating ▁child ▁labor . ▁His ▁diss ents ▁on ▁two ▁cases , ▁Ham mer ▁v . ▁D agen hart ▁and ▁Ba iley ▁v . ▁Dre x el ▁F urn iture ▁Company ▁supported ▁Congress ' s ▁authority ▁under ▁the ▁Com merce ▁Cla use ▁( in ▁the ▁Ham mer ▁case ) ▁and ▁the ▁Tax ing ▁and ▁Sp ending ▁Cla use ▁( in ▁the ▁Ba iley ▁case ) ▁to ▁address ▁what ▁Progress ives ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁social ▁problem . ▁He ▁also ▁demonstrated ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁mon opol y ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁v . ▁Reading ▁Company , ▁in ▁a ▁r uling ▁that ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁part ▁of ▁anti - tr ust ▁law . ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁Clar ke ' s ▁impact ▁on