Welcome Remarks for Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis and Social Justice
Greetings from the 威尼斯人娱乐场. I鈥檓 David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and it's my pleasure to welcome you to this discussion on Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis and Social Justice.
Our partners for today鈥檚 program are the Capital Jewish Museum and the Supreme Court Historical Society, and we thank them for their support.
Before we begin, though, I鈥檇 like to tell you about two upcoming programs you can view on our YouTube channel.
On Thursday, November 19, at noon, author Barnes Carr will discuss his recent book, The Lenin Plot: The Untold Story of America鈥檚 Midnight War Against Russia.
And on Tuesday, November 24, at 7 p.m., Denise Kiernan will discuss her latest book, We Gather Together, which tells the story of Sarah Josepha Hale, who in the 19th century campaigned to establish an annual day of thanksgiving.
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Today we will look at the life and career of the first Jewish justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Louis Brandeis, who served on the court from 1916 until 1939. His successor on the bench, William O. Douglas, called Brandeis a 鈥渕ilitant crusader for social justice.鈥�
Brandeis carried that passion through his 23 years on the court and became one of the nation鈥檚 most influential jurists, as documented in the many Supreme Court case files and opinions preserved in the 威尼斯人娱乐场.
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Now let鈥檚 meet our speakers.
Professor Brad Snyder teaches constitutional law, constitutional history, and sports law at Georgetown Law. He is the author of three books and has published several law review articles. A graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School, he clerked for the Honorable Dorothy W. Nelson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Jennifer Lowe is the Supreme Court Historical Society鈥檚 director of programs and strategic planning. She previously served as the society鈥檚 director of publications and managing editor of the Journal of Supreme Court History. She is the author of 鈥淗arold Burton鈥� and Samuel Alito鈥� in The Supreme Court Illustrated Biographies 1789鈥�2011.
Please welcome Brad Snyder and Jennifer Lowe.