Muller v. Oregon
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts, Social Science
- Subcategories: Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S., Sociology, Sociologists, Anthropology, Anthropologists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: February 24, 1908
Article abstract: The Supreme Court establishes the validity of “sociological jurisprudence,” the principle that economic and social considerations are as significant as legal precedents in deciding the constitutionality of social legislation.
Summary of Event
In his famous brief before the Supreme Court in the case of Muller v. Oregon in 1908, the United States jurist Louis Dembitz Brandeis of Boston established the validity of “sociological jurisprudence” in determining constitutional questions. According to sociological jurisprudence,...
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