Louis D. Brandeis : a life
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0375423664
ISBN 13
9780375423666
DDC
347.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Pages
xiii, 955 pages
Subject
American Biography
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Abstract
"The first full-scale biography in 25 years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court--a book that reveals not only Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, but also Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit."--Book jacket.
Description
Content:
Preface : The idealistic pragmatist -- Louisville roots -- Harvard, St. Louis, and back -- Warren & Brandeis -- First steps -- Alice -- Traction and utilities -- A perfect reform -- Taking on Morgan -- An attorney for the people -- Democracy in the workplace -- The Pinchot-Ballinger affair -- Railroad interludes -- The curse of bigness -- National politics -- A snapshot of Mr. Brandeis -- The new freedom -- Men! money! discipline! -- Nomination -- Settling in -- Extrajudicial activities: I -- Zionism, 1917-1921 -- War and speech-- and Holmes -- Brandeis and Taft -- The Taft court and legal classicism -- A new agenda : the court and civil liberties -- Extrajudicial activities : II -- Depression -- The new deal -- Extrajudicial activities : III -- The passing of Isaiah.
Preface : The idealistic pragmatist -- Louisville roots -- Harvard, St. Louis, and back -- Warren & Brandeis -- First steps -- Alice -- Traction and utilities -- A perfect reform -- Taking on Morgan -- An attorney for the people -- Democracy in the workplace -- The Pinchot-Ballinger affair -- Railroad interludes -- The curse of bigness -- National politics -- A snapshot of Mr. Brandeis -- The new freedom -- Men! money! discipline! -- Nomination -- Settling in -- Extrajudicial activities: I -- Zionism, 1917-1921 -- War and speech-- and Holmes -- Brandeis and Taft -- The Taft court and legal classicism -- A new agenda : the court and civil liberties -- Extrajudicial activities : II -- Depression -- The new deal -- Extrajudicial activities : III -- The passing of Isaiah.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1
