Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He drafted the Powell Memorandum, a confidential memorandum for the US Chamber of Commerce that described a road map to defend and further the Chamber of Commerce's concept of free enterprise capitalism against perceived socialist, communist, and fascist cultural trends. Powell compiled a conservative record on the Court and cultivated a reputation as a swing vote with a penchant for compromise. He retired from the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth19 September 1907
CountryUnited States of America
I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.
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