Justice Brennan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1906-04-25
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Brennan
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkb:Robert_Brennan
gptkb:Margaret_Brennan
gptkb:John_Owen_Brennan
gptkbp:death_date 2017-07-25
1997-07-24
1997-07-25
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:New_Jersey_v._T._L._O.
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice Brennan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
First Amendment rights
Due process rights
Equal protection under the law
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkb:Felix_Frankfurter
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:intellectuals
Advocacy for free speech
Support for reproductive rights
Advocate for Racial Equality
Support for Women's Rights
Protection of minority rights
Progressive jurisprudence
Support for Privacy Rights
Expansion of civil liberties
Influence on Supreme Court Decisions
Advocate for Free Speech
Champion of Civil Liberties
Impact on First Amendment Law
Influence on American Jurisprudence
Mentorship of Future Justices
gptkbp:legal_framework Equal Protection Clause
Liberalism
Civil Rights Advocacy
Judicial Activism
Constitutional Interpretation
First Amendment Rights
Judicial activism
Due Process Rights
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:President_John_F._Kennedy
President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:notable_quote “ We are all in this together.”
“ The Constitution is a living document.”
“ The law is not a science, but an art.”
“ The law must keep pace with the times.”
“ The First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy.”
gptkbp:reviews gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:served_on_court_from 1956-10-15
gptkbp:served_on_court_to 1990-07-20
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Brennan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:NAACP_v._Button
gptkb:Price_Waterhouse_v._Hopkins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5