2019 BRANDEIS MEDAL RECIPIENT BOB WOODWARD

Justice Louis Brandeis wrote that “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” With his decades-long career as an investigative journalist, Bob Woodward has certainly done his fair share of dispensing sunlight into the dark corners of U.S. politics.

In recognition of his public service as a journalist, Woodward received the 2019 Brandeis Medal, the highest honor from Louisville Law.

“Your considerable and impressive body of work certainly reflects the values of Justice Brandeis, a man known for his commitment to free speech, transparency and honesty in government,” said Dean Colin Crawford upon presenting the award to Woodward.

The October 2019 award program featured a conversation between Woodward and NBC/MSNBC analyst Howard Fineman, a graduate of Louisville Law.

The men discussed a wide range of issues, including Woodward’s interactions with the nine presidents about whom he’s written books and the lessons he learned from breaking the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post.