Celebrating Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice. #JewishHeritageMonth.
The son of immigrants, he was known as “the people’s lawyer” for supporting their basic rights.
He was the 1st jurist to elucidate the right to privacy. >>
https://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/justice-brandeis-and-right-be
The son of immigrants, he was known as “the people’s lawyer” for supporting their basic rights.
He was the 1st jurist to elucidate the right to privacy. >>
https://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/justice-brandeis-and-right-be
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No longer is the ruler the state.
I, the citizen, am the state. #WeThePeople are the state.
If we don’t use that power responsibly, by voting and engaging in civic life, a tyrant will do it for us.
“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” >>
He also supported women’s rights. >>
In sum, Justice Brandeis was a leader in liberal legal thought.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Brandeis