As a Supreme Court justice (1916–1939), Louis D. Brandeis developed the modern jurisprudence of free speech and laid the basis for a constitutionally protected right to privacy. He helped draft the Federal Reserve Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the law establishing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Melvin Urofsky, author of Louis D. Brandeis: A Life, and a distinguished panel discuss Brandeis’s story and his continuing effect on American society. Adam Liptak, Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times, will moderate. Panelists include:
* Melvin Urofsky
* Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the FTC;
* Thomas L. Ambro, third circuit judge, U.S. Court of Appeals; and
* Maeva Marcus, director of the Graduate Institute for Constitutional History
* Adam Liptak (moderator)
Presented in partnership with the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center. A book signing of Louis D. Brandeis: A Life will follow the program.
Introductions were provided by Marvin Pinkert, Executive Director, Center for the National Archives Experience.
Remarks were provided by Ronald K L Collins, Scholar, First Amendment Center.
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