ASSOCIATE JUSTICE LOUIS D. BRANDEIS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/31/1906 - HFSID 175752

LOUIS D. BRANDEIS
Louis D. Brandeis writes to Charles Tyler acknowledging receipt of a letter asking for help.
Typed Letter Signed: "Louis D. Brandeis", 1p, 8x10¼. Boston, Mass., 1906 March 31. On Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter stationery. To Charles H. Tyler, Esq., Ames Bldg., Boston. In full: "I have yours of the 30th. I have not acted with Wells in the matter of the Coeur d'Alene properties since the settlement with you. you will recall that Charles Warren was his counsel and that I was called in to act as senior counsel. I have, of course, no objection to your suggesting to him that you wish he would talk with me about the matter." Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) established a law practice in Boston in 1879. He became known as the "people's lawyer" due to his pro bono advocacy of public interests, including municipal railway monopolization, life insurance practices, public land conservation and maximum day labor jobs for women and children. He joined with the Progressive movement in its attack on corporate bigness and the exploitation of the working class and consumer. On January 28, 1916, President Wilson nominated Brandeis to the Supreme Court of the United States. After four months, the longest in the history of a Supreme Court nominee, the Senate confirmed his appointment. He was the first Jew on the court. Brandeis retired in 1939. Receive stamp at upper middle margin. 2 file holes at upper margin. Lightly creased from folding. Otherwise, fine condition.