![]() ![]() Urofsky spoke at the law school’s sesquicentennial celebration of Brandeis in 2006 and again in 2009 upon receiving the Brandeis Medal. ![]() Brandeis: A Life, published in 2009 has won numerous awards, including the Brandeis Medal from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in fall 2009. Many of the personal papers and other documents were donated to the law library. Melvin Urofsky has written extensively about Brandeis, and has used the archives at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to do much of his research. His Louisville roots had significant and continuing impact on his life and his work as an advocate for public causes and social justice and his commitment to public service. Louis Brandeis remained connected to his family and visited Louisville often. Louis, and established a highly respected and successful practice in Boston until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1916. Between 18 Brandeis attended law school at Manual High School, finished his education in Europe, graduated from law school at Harvard, practiced briefly in St. He was born in Louisville in 1856 and upon his death in 1941, directed that his final remains be buried at the law school portico at the University of Louisville, which was renamed the Louis D. ![]() Brandeis is Louisville’s most distinguished native. ![]()
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