John Paul Stevens

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Northwestern_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:born April 20, 1920
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:court gptkb:Warren_E._Burger
gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:died July 16, 2019
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Northwestern_University_School_of_Law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Paul Stevens
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
Stephen Breyer
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Elena_Kagan
December 19, 1975
June 29, 2010
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkbp:notableQuote Judges are not politicians.
The judiciary must be independent.
The law is not a science.
The law must be a reflection of our values.
The law should be a shield for the weak.
The_Constitution_is_not_a_static_document.
Justice_is_not_a_game.
The_First_Amendment_is_not_a_license_for_the_government_to_discriminate.
The_Constitution_is_a_document_of_liberty.
I_have_always_believed_that_the_Constitution_is_a_living_document.
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Six_Amendments:_How_and_Why_We_Should_Change_the_Constitution
The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Warren_E._Burger
gptkbp:servedIn Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maryan_Stevens
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Elena_Kagan