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
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human → |
| almaMater |
Harvard Law School
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University of Pennsylvania → |
| appointedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| burialPlace |
Arlington National Cemetery
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1906-04-25
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| dateOfDeath |
1997-07-24
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| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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University of Pennsylvania → |
| endTime |
1990-07-20
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| familyName |
Brennan
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| fullName |
William Joseph Brennan Jr.
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| givenName |
William
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| ideology |
liberalism
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| knownFor |
broad reading of the Bill of Rights
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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
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| nominatedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| notableFor |
leadership of the Supreme Court’s liberal bloc in the Warren and Burger Courts
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| notableWork |
opinion in Baker v. Carr
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opinion in Goldberg v. Kelly → opinion in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan → opinion in Roth v. United States → opinion in Texas v. Johnson → |
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3
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| occupation |
judge
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lawyer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Newark, New Jersey, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Arlington, Virginia, United States
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| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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| priorPositionHeld |
Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey
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Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Marjorie Leonard Brennan
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Mary Fowler Brennan → |
| startTime |
1956-10-15
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| stateOfBarAdmission |
New Jersey
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| workLocation |
Washington, D.C., United States
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
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