Justice Stevens

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Northwestern_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:William_O._Douglas_Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:bornIn April 20, 1920
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:diedIn July 16, 2019
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:grandparent 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice Stevens
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_William_Brennan
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:judges Liberal
gptkbp:knownFor Judicial independence
Civil rights advocacy
Dissenting opinions
Judicial restraint
Environmental law advocacy
First_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Assistant_Attorney_General_of_the_United_States
Law_Clerk_for_Justice_Wiley_Rutledge
Partner_at_Jenner_&_Block
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Hamdan_v._Rumsfeld
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkbp:notableQuote 'The law is not a game of chess.'
'The_Constitution_is_not_a_static_document.'
'The_First_Amendment_is_not_a_license_for_the_powerful_to_dominate_the_discourse.'
gptkbp:notableWork A Concurring Opinion
Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:servedIn June 29, 2010
gptkbp:servingTemperature December 19, 1975
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maryan_Mulholland
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Elena_Kagan