William Brennan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_Medal_in_Law
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:William_O._Douglas_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1906-04-25
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Elizabeth,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:born April 25, 1906
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkb:Robert_Brennan
gptkb:Margaret_Brennan
gptkb:Thomas_Brennan
gptkb:John_Owen_Brennan
gptkbp:death_date 1997-07-24
gptkbp:died July 24, 1997
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Brennan
gptkbp:image William Brennan.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
First Amendment rights
Due process rights
Judicial activism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Felix_Frankfurter
gptkb:Frank_Murphy
gptkbp:is_served_by March 30, 1956
gptkbp:known_for Advocating for the rights of the accused
Progressive judicial philosophy
Championing equal protection under the law
Defending the First Amendment
Expanding civil liberties
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for individual rights
Influence on modern constitutional law
Supporter of free speech
Proponent of judicial review
Protector of minority rights
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Brennan_Center_for_Justice
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Brennan_v._New_York
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
The Constitution and the Supreme Court
The Role of the Supreme Court in American Society
The Supreme Court and the American Public
The Legacy of William Brennan
gptkbp:office gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:political_affiliation Liberal
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_Evans_Whittaker
gptkbp:president gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:reviews gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkbp:served_in July 20, 1990
gptkbp:signature William Brennan signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Brennan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Souter
gptkbp:term_end 1990-07-20
gptkbp:term_start 1956-10-15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3