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Perspective

Sep. 25, 2009

'The Idealistic Pragmatist'

Melvin I. Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University delves into the intricate life of Justice Louise D. Brandeis.

By Melvin I. Urofsky

In 1920 the Harvard Law School professor Manley Hudson journeyed to Washington, and while there paid a visit on Justice Louis D. Brandeis and his law clerk, Dean Acheson. As he usually did, Brandeis quizzed his guest about recent events at the law school and also about Hudson's role as a legal adviser to the League of Nations. While discussing his work, Hudson alluded to international law as conditional, with principles varying depending upon the s...

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