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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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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
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990-07-20 ⓘ |
| familyName | Brennan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties law
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civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish American ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Jr. ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of the "living Constitution" approach
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expanding civil rights and civil liberties through Supreme Court opinions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
broad interpretation of the Bill of Rights
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heightened protection for freedom of speech and press ⓘ one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baker v. Carr
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Eisenstadt v. Baird ⓘ New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Roth v. United States ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Arlington, Virginia
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surface form:
Arlington, Virginia, United States
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| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
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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
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Mary Fowler Brennan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1956-10-15 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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William J. Brennan Jr. (by designation: not; remove if inaccurate)
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William Joseph Brennan Jr.
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
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William J. Brennan Jr.
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Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
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Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
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William J. Brennan Jr.
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William Joseph Brennan Jr.
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
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Justice William J. Brennan Jr. (in part and dissent in part)
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Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
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Merrick Garland
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Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
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