It’s been 100 years since Justice Louis Brandeis was confirmed to the country’s highest court. He was the first justice from a Jewish background to serve on the Supreme Court.
In his new book, “Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet,” author and law professor Jeffrey Rosen examines Brandeis’s judicial philosophy, and looks at the social and legal challenges he faced, surprisingly similar to those we confront today.
Note: A longer version of this previously aired on Radio Boston.
Guest
- Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. His latest book is “Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet.” He tweets @RosenJeffrey.
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