June 5, 2006
Brandeis Sworn in as Justice of US Supreme Court
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Brandeis was an American lawyer and the author of the Brandeis Brief, a report that detailed the impact of long working hours on women and revolutionized the practice of law. He was also a leader of the American Zionist movement. Appointed to the Supreme Court by Woodrow Wilson in 1916, he served until 1939 and was the first Jew to hold that office. Brandeis University, the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored university in the US, is named after him. What other institutions bear his name?
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