The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law

摘要

Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that every issue in America ultimately becomes a matter of law. In a country where social relations are not denned byrnWhere does one start: with Louis Brandeis defending the little man against exploitation (Mutter v. Oregon, 1908); or Thurgood Marshall arguing against segregated schooling (Brown v. the Board of Education, 1952-4); or Teddy Roosevelt "trust-busting" at the turn of the century?