Historical Marker

Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( Off 3rd St. at Wilson Wyatt Hall,U of L, Belknap Campus, Louisville)

At this site rest cremated remains of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who served on the Court from 1916-39. His support for the Law School, now named in his honor, is best shown by gift of his papers, which include more than 250,000 items. He is famous for cross-disciplinary "Brandeis brief" method of arguing socially significant cases.

Reverse

Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) - Brandeis is also remembered for his early commitment to donated legal services, an area in which this school has been a leader. Brandeis was an opponent of the growing "bigness" of American institutions. He also wrote that "the right to be let alone" is fundamental. Remains of his wife, Alice Goldmark Brandeis, were placed here in 1945.