William J. Brennan Jr.

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William J. Brennan Jr. was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential liberal opinions expanding civil rights and civil liberties.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1906-04-25
dateOfDeath 1997-07-24
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of Pennsylvania
employer Supreme Court of the United States
endTime 1990-07-20
familyName Brennan
fieldOfWork civil liberties law
civil rights law
constitutional law
givenName William
heritage Irish American
honorificSuffix Jr.
ideology judicial liberalism
knownFor advocacy of the "living Constitution" approach
expanding civil rights and civil liberties through Supreme Court opinions
languageSpoken English
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
notableIdea broad interpretation of the Bill of Rights
heightened protection for freedom of speech and press
one person, one vote principle
notableWork Baker v. Carr
Eisenstadt v. Baird
New York Times Co. v. United States
surface form: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

Roth v. United States
numberOfChildren 3
occupation judge
lawyer
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath Arlington, Virginia
surface form: Arlington, Virginia, United States
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
previousWorkplace Supreme Court of New Jersey
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Marjorie Leonard Brennan
Mary Fowler Brennan
startTime 1956-10-15
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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American Bar Association Medal notableRecipient William J. Brennan Jr.
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this entity surface form: William Joseph Brennan Jr.
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Gideon v. Wainwright joinedBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Sherbert v. Verner majorityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Doe v. Bolton majorityJusticesJoining William J. Brennan Jr.
Craig v. Boren majorityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Employment Division v. Smith hasDissentBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan joinedByInMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
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ABA Medal hasRecipient William J. Brennan Jr.
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority joinedMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
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Zschernig v. Miller concurrenceBy William J. Brennan Jr.
this entity surface form: Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
Mapp v. Ohio joinedByInMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
South Dakota v. Dole concurrenceBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Saenz v. Roe joinedByInMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
David H. Souter replaced William J. Brennan Jr.
De Canas v. Bica opinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
De Canas v. Bica authorOfMajorityOpinion William J. Brennan Jr.
opinion in Texas v. Johnson majorityAuthor William J. Brennan Jr.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson joinedByInMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins majorityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins pluralityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
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Brennan fullName William J. Brennan Jr.
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this entity surface form: William Joseph Brennan Jr.
INS v. Chadha joinedMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
this entity surface form: Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
Cooper v. Aaron justiceJoiningOpinion William J. Brennan Jr.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU joinedByInPart William J. Brennan Jr.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU concurrenceBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Milliken v. Bradley dissentingOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
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Engel v. Vitale majorityJustices William J. Brennan Jr.
Lemon v. Kurtzman joinedByInMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
Lemon v. Kurtzman concurrenceBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Lynch v. Donnelly hasJoinedMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
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Lynch v. Donnelly hasDissentBy William J. Brennan Jr.
this entity surface form: Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
Escobedo v. Illinois joinedByInMajority William J. Brennan Jr.
Plyler v. Doe hasMajorityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Gregg v. Georgia dissentBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Goldberg v. Kelly majorityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr.
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) clerkship William J. Brennan Jr.
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