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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
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:William_O._Douglas_Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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gptkbp:born
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April 25, 1906
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkb:Michael_Brennan
Eleanor_Brennan
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gptkbp:died
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July 24, 1997
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced
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Civil rights movement
Due process
Judicial activism
Equal protection under the law
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
Progressivism
Judicial restraint
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Irish_American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
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 right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”
“The law cannot stand still.”
“In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve.”
“The_First_Amendment_is_a_cornerstone_of_our_democracy.”
“The_Constitution_is_a_living_document.”
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Elizabeth,_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
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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_Tom_C._Clark
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb: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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