Brennan

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person surname

Brennan is a surname most prominently associated with William J. Brennan Jr., a long-serving and influential Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence.

Aliases (2)

William J. Brennan Jr. ×36
Brenan ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	person → surname →
appointedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
barAdmission	New Jersey →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Harvard Law School → University of Pennsylvania →
familyName	Brennan →
fieldOfWork	civil liberties law → civil rights law → constitutional law →
fullName	William Joseph Brennan Jr. →
givenName	Joseph → William →
hasNotableBearer	William J. Brennan Jr. →
hasVariant	Brenan → Brennen → Ó Braonáin →
ideology	progressive jurisprudence →
knownFor	expansive interpretation of the U.S. Constitution → influential opinions on civil liberties → influential opinions on civil rights → strong support for the Bill of Rights →
languageOfOrigin	English → Irish →
memberOf	Supreme Court of the United States →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
notableFor	advocacy of the "living Constitution" approach → long tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court → strong defense of freedom of speech → support for one person, one vote principle →
notableWork	Baker v. Carr → New York Times Co. v. Sullivan → Roth v. United States → Texas v. Johnson →
occupation	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States → judge → lawyer →
placeOfBirth	Newark, New Jersey, United States →
placeOfDeath	Arlington, Virginia, United States →
positionHeld	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States →
religion	Roman Catholicism →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chrisann Brennan → Walter Brennan → William J. Brennan Jr. → William J. Brennan Jr. → William J. Brennan Jr. →	familyName
Brennan ("Brenan") →	hasVariant