William J. Brennan

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NAACP_Legal_Defense_Fund
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:National_Organization_for_Women
gptkbp:awardedBy President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Arts
gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:bornIn April 25, 1906
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Brennan
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkb:Margaret_Brennan
gptkbp:diedIn July 24, 1997
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William J. Brennan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
Justice Stephen Breyer
Legal_education_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis
gptkbp:knownFor Due process rights
Advocating for civil rights
Judicial activism
Equal protection under the law
First_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:legacy Promotion of social justice
Support for free speech
Impact on constitutional law
Influence on future justices
Advancement of individual rights
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Elizabeth,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Justice_Tom_C._Clark
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:servedIn Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_J._Brennan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg