Osmond Fraenkel

Osmond Fraenkel (October 17, 1888 – May 17, 1983) was an American attorney who served as general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.

Background Osmond Kessler Fraenkel was born on October 17, 1888, in New York City.

Other cases argued include: 1937: De Jonge v. Oregon 1939: Schneider v. State of New Jersey 1941: Bridges v. California 1958: Trop v. Dulles 1967: Turner v. New York (1967) 1969: Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 1974: United States v. Richardson Fraenkel argued his last major case, United States v. Richardson, against Solicitor General Robert H. Bork. In United States v. Richardson, Fraenkel argued against Solicitor General Robert H. Bork.

He opposed the McCarthyism of Joseph McCarthy.

Personal life and death

On December 11, 1913, Fraenkel married Helene Esberg; they had three children: Nancy (Mrs. James A. Wechsler), Carol (Mrs. Mack Lipkin), and George K.

In addition to the National Lawyers Guild, Fraenkel was also a member of Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the American Arbitration Association.

Fraenkel died age 94 on May 17, 1983, in New York City while walking to work.

Quote

Undated: "People should do whatever they wanted as long as they didn't hurt anyone else." –

Legacy

Norman Dorsen and Ira Glasser called Fraenkel "one of the giants in contemporary life."

Awards

1973: Florina Lasker Award from the New York Civil Liberties Union

Works

He authored more than 100 books an articles, including a book on the Sacco and Vanzetti case.

The Library of Congress catalog lists the following works: The Sacco-Vanzetti Case (1931, 1969) Curse of bigness: miscellaneous papers of Louis D. Brandeis, edited by Osmond K. Fraenkel (1934, 1965) Judicial interpretation of labor laws (1939) One hundred and fifty years of the Bill of rights (1939, 1941) Supreme court and civil liberties: How far has the court protected the Bill of rights? (1941, 1949 1952, 1955, 1960, 1963) Our civil liberties (1944, 1969) Bürgerliche Freiheiten; grundrechte und verfassungsmässige Freiheiten in den USA, translated by Otto Schütte (1950) Our civil liberties Rights we have (1971, 1974) Rights you have (1972)

Harvard's catalog on Fraenkel's papers lists three books: The Sacco-Vanzetti Case (1931) Our Civil Liberties (1945) The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties (1966)