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Brandeis Award
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The Brandeis Award is the name of several different awards given by various organizations. In each case, the award is named for Louis Brandeis, a former justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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The Brandeis Award given by Privacy International[1] recognizes "those who have done exemplary work to protect and champion privacy." Privacy International also gives the Big Brother Award to those organizations perceived as major threats to privacy. (In his 1928 dissent to Olmstead v. United States, Brandeis famously defined privacy as "the right to be left alone.")
The Zionist Organization of America issues a Louis D. Brandeis Award, as Brandeis was a President of the ZOA from 1914 to 1920, concurrently with the beginning of his Supreme Court term. The award is the highest honor given by the ZOA, and goes to individuals "who, in the tradition of Justice Brandeis, demonstrate outstanding dedication and service to Israel, the Jewish people, and the community."
The Federal Trade Commission issues a Brandeis Award for "outstanding litigator."
- Big Brother Award, an antonymous ironic award