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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:bornIn
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April 25, 1906
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkb:Margaret_Brennan
gptkb:Thomas_Brennan
Eleanor_Brennan
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gptkbp:diedIn
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July 24, 1997
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Joseph_Brennan_Jr.
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr._Award_for_Excellence_in_Justice
National_Constitution_Center's_Liberty_Medal
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Justice William Brennan
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Freedom of speech
Right to privacy
First_Amendment_rights
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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gptkbp:judges
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liberalism
judicial activism
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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“The law cannot stand still.”
“The right to dissent is the essence of democracy.”
“In a democracy, the highest office is the office of citizen.”
“The_First_Amendment_is_a_cornerstone_of_our_democracy.”
“The_Constitution_is_a_living_document.”
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Justice_Sherman_Minton
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:servedIn
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Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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Eleanor_Brennan
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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