Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962. He was an early and prominent defender of political radicals who he felt were being deprived of due process during the “Red Scare” in America following the Russian Revolution; he co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920. For these reasons, J. Edgar Hoover referred to him as “the most dangerous man in the United States.” Frankfurter became a trusted adviser to President Franklin D Roosevelt, shaping policy during the Great Depression and ultimately nominated by Roosevelt to the high Court upon the death of Benjamin Cardozo. Courtly, erudite and vocal, Frankfurter was seen as a committed defender of individual rights. But he was also a strong proponent of judicial restraint. Many progressives, in his day and since, have questioned his reticence to impose sharp limits on the authority of the Executive and Legislative branches and his laisse faire attitude toward big business. Our autographed menu is from the January 28, 1962, annual dinner of the New York State Bar Association honoring Justice Frankfurter. The menu is inscribed to Dorothy Belknap, wife of Chauncey Belknap, then president of the Bar Association. Condition: Signature and inscription excellent. Interior shadow from newspaper article. Dimensions: 4" x 6"