Louis Brandeis
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. Brandeis was a leading figure in the antitrust movement at the turn of the
Brandeis c. 1916
Portraits of Brandeis throughout his life, published in The Jewish Daily Forward to commemorate his 80th birthday, November 15, 1936
Brandeis c. 1916
Brandeis in his canoe c. 1916
William O. Douglas
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William Orville Douglas was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975. Douglas was known for his strong progressive and civil li
Louis Brandeis
…In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson nominated Brandeis to a seat on the Supreme Court. His nomination was bitterly contested, partly because, as Justice William O. Douglas later wrote, "Brandeis was a militant crusader for social justice whoever his opponent might be. He was dangerous not only because of his brilliance…
Associate Justice William O Douglas by Harris & Ewing, 1930s
Douglas in 1937, as SEC Chairman
Douglas's Supreme Court nomination
Justice William O. Douglas