Justice William J. Brennan Jr.

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gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:awardYear 1993
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
1942-1945
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gptkbp:notableFor First Amendment jurisprudence
influence on constitutional law
liberal opinions
expanding individual rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:politicalParty 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: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:Sierra_Club_v._Morton
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