The Brandeis Brief in Patent Cases
Briefly

Louis D. Brandeis was a famous lawyer long before becoming a Supreme Court Justice.In the 1908 case of Muller v. Oregon, Brandeis represented the State of Oregon defending the state's rule restricting the number of hours that women could work in certain industries.In defense of the law, Brandeis filed a brief that presented social science research and empirical evidence to support the argument that long working hours had negative effects on women's health and family life.
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