Properties (42)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley |
gptkbp:awards |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Golden_Plate_Award_of_the_American_Academy_of_Achievement |
gptkbp:born |
March 26, 1930
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Scott_O'Connor
gptkb:Rebecca_O'Connor |
gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Justice O'Connor
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_Brennan |
gptkbp:involved |
Women's rights advocacy
Civic education programs Mentorship for young lawyers Judicial education initiatives Legal aid for the underprivileged |
gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
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gptkbp:judges |
Pragmatism
Judicial restraint |
gptkbp:knownFor |
Moderate judicial philosophy
Swing vote in many important cases Being the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court |
gptkbp:legacy |
Role model for future generations of women
Advocate for civics education Promoter of judicial independence Pioneer_for_women_in_law Influence_on_Supreme_Court_decisions |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore |
gptkbp:notableQuote |
'I think that the law should be a living thing.'
'I think that the law should reflect the values of society.' 'The power of the government to control the lives of its citizens is a fundamental issue.' 'We are all human beings, and we all have our own opinions.' 'The_Constitution_is_not_a_static_document.' |
gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:William_Rehnquist
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gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Phoenix,_Arizona
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gptkbp:retired |
January 31, 2006
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gptkbp:servedIn |
Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:John_Jay_O'Connor_III
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gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:John_Roberts
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