Brandeis,Louis Dembitz

Brandeis,Louis Dembitz
Bran·deis (brănʹdīs', -dīz'), Louis Dembitz. 1856-1941.
American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916-1939). His opposition to monopolies and defense of individual human rights formed the basis of many of his high court decisions.

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