William J. Brennan Jr. (by designation: not; remove if inaccurate)

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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 jurisprudence, strong advocacy of individual rights, and expansive interpretation of the Constitution’s protections.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
almaMater Harvard Law School
University of Pennsylvania
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
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
endTime 1990-07-20
familyName Brennan
fullName William Joseph Brennan Jr.
givenName William
ideology liberalism
knownFor broad reading of the Bill of Rights
expansive interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
influential liberal jurisprudence
strong advocacy of individual rights
support for civil liberties
support for civil rights
support for freedom of speech
support for separation of church and state
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
militaryBranch United States Army
nominatedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
notableFor leadership of the Supreme Court’s liberal bloc in the Warren and Burger Courts
notableWork opinion in Baker v. Carr
opinion in Goldberg v. Kelly
opinion in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
opinion in Roth v. United States
opinion in Texas v. Johnson
numberOfChildren 3
occupation judge
lawyer
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath Arlington, Virginia, United States
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
priorPositionHeld Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey
Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Marjorie Leonard Brennan
Mary Fowler Brennan
startTime 1956-10-15
stateOfBarAdmission New Jersey
workLocation Washington, D.C., United States

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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
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