As an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) tried to reconcile the developing powers of modern government and society with the maintenance of individual liberties and opportunities for personal development. As...

Byline: Daniel Schorr Indulge me in a little sesquicentennial sentiment about my favorite jurist. One hundred and fifty years ago this month, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis was born in Louisville, Ky., the son of immigrants from Czechoslovakia. He graduated from...

In this Article, Professor Spillenger reexamines the lawyering career of Louis D. Brandeis, "the People's Attorney " and an archetype for the modem public interest lawyer Brandeis, he finds, greatly valued personal autonomy and political self-definition, both as a political reformer and as...

Following Niall Ferguson's talk about Jews & Money, a lady in the second row asked whether the Balfour Declaration of 1917, in which the British government committed itself to a homeland for the Jews in Palestine, arose from a need by the Brits to gain...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday that the change in U.S. acceptance of Jews can be seen on the Supreme Court, where two members are Jewish yet their faith played no role in their selection.Ginsburg, appointed to the court by President Clinton in 1993, is the...

Provides biographical detail on American jurist Louis Brandeis. Details his early life and education. Examines his major contributions to the progressive era.