Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-04-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hugh_Brennan
gptkb:Nancy_Brennan
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkbp:deathDate 1997-07-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Brennan,_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Abington_School_District_v._Schempp
gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Cooper_v._Aaron
gptkb:Eisenstadt_v._Baird
gptkb:Frontiero_v._Richardson
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Gideon_v._Wainwright
gptkb:Goldberg_v._Kelly
gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims
gptkb:Roth_v._United_States
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkbp:notableFor First Amendment jurisprudence
liberal opinions
expanding individual rights
influence on Warren Court
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sherman_Minton
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature William J Brennan Jr signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_Leonard
gptkb:Mary_Fowler_Brennan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Souter
gptkbp:termEnd 1990-07-20
gptkbp:termStart 1956-10-15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Craig_v._Boren
gptkb:Califano_v._Goldfarb
gptkb:Weinberger_v._Wiesenfeld
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5