Louis Brandeis: Profiled People in Economics and Banking
Executive Summary
- Brandeis was one of the most important legal scholars in US banking history.
Introduction
“”Brandeis was a militant crusader for social justice whoever his opponent might be. He was dangerous not only because of his brilliance, his arithmetic, his courage. He was dangerous because he was incorruptible … [and] the fears of the Establishment were greater because Brandeis was the first Jew to be named to the Court.”[4] On June 1, 1916, he was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 47 to 22,[4] to become one of the most famous and influential figures ever to serve on the high court. His opinions were, according to legal scholars, some of the “greatest defenses” of freedom of speech and the right to privacy ever written by a member of the Supreme Court. Brandeis was unusual among lawyers since he always turned away cases he considered bad. If he believed a client to be in the wrong, he would persuade his clients to make amends, otherwise he would withdraw from the case.” – Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia