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"Louis D. Brandeis: A Life" by Melvin Urofsky
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Date(s): 19. Nov 2009
From: 12 PM
Cost: Free
Phone: 202-357-5000
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What is the legacy of Louis D. Brandeis? During his 23 years as a Supreme Court justice (1916-1939), he developed the modern jurisprudence of free speech; laid the basis for a constitutionally protected right to privacy; and developed the doctrine of incorporation, by which the Bill of Rights came to apply to the states. He helped draft the Federal Reserve Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the law establishing the Federal Trade Commission. Melvin Urofsky, author of "Louis D. Brandeis: A Life," and a distinguished panel discuss Brandeis’s story and his continuing effect on American society and jurisprudence. Adam Liptak, Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times, will moderate. Panelists include Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Thomas L. Ambro, third circuit judge, U.S. Court of Appeals; and Maeva Marcus, director of the Graduate Institute for Constitutional History. Presented in partnership with the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center. A book signing will follow the program.
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