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January 28, 2009
Flashback: Justice Brandeis nominated
As Andrew Glass on politico.com reports:
On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson nominated Louis Brandeis for a seat on the Supreme Court. After a confirmation battle that lasted more than four months, Brandeis became the first Jewish justice to serve on the high tribunal.
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