Brandeis Medal [SEP] named after
Brandeis Medal
The Brandeis Medal is awarded to individuals whose lives reflect United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis' commitment to the ideals of individual liberty, concern for the disadvantaged and public service.
The medal is awarded by the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis Society, and is given in tribute to Brandeis, a former U.S. Supreme Court justice from Louisville and the namesake university's law school.
Past recipients.
Past recipients include U.S. Supreme Court justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Harry Blackmun, Sandra
Association.
Namesake institutions.
- Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts. Several awards given at the school are named in his honor. A collection of his personal papers is available at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department at Brandeis University.
- The University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. The school's principal law review publication was named the "Brandeis Law Journal" until it was renamed in 2007. The law school's Louis D. Brandeis Society awards the Brandeis Medal.