William J. Brennan Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Justice
gptkbp:advocated_for civil rights
freedom of speech
abortion rights
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:New_York_University_School_of_Law
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_Medal_in_Law
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:William_O._Douglas_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1906-04-25
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Elizabeth,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:born_on April 25, 1906
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Brennan
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_III
gptkb:Margaret_Brennan
gptkb:Michael_Brennan
gptkbp:contributed_to the development of the right to privacy
gptkbp:death_date 1997-07-24
gptkbp:died_on July 24, 1997
gptkbp:dissented_in gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkbp:field gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:law
Civil Rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William J. Brennan Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
constitutional law
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkb:Frank_Murphy
gptkbp:is_served_by gptkb:1956
gptkbp:known_for liberal judicial philosophy
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Brennan_Center_for_Justice
The Constitution and the Supreme Court
The Role of the Supreme Court in American Society
The Legacy of William J. Brennan, Jr.
The Supreme Court and the American Public
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:practiced_law_in gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkbp:raises_funds_for gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:received gptkb:the_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:reviews gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:New_Jersey_v._T._L._O.
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:1990
1990-07-20
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_J._Brennan
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Author
gptkb:Judge
gptkb:intellectuals
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:mentorship
gptkb:orcas
public servant
influential figure
law clerk
civil rights advocate
advocate for judicial independence
judicial activist
proponent of the Eighth Amendment
proponent of the Eleventh Amendment
proponent of the Fifteenth Amendment
proponent of the First Amendment
proponent of the Fourteenth Amendment
proponent of the Nineteenth Amendment
proponent of the Ninth Amendment
proponent of the Tenth Amendment
proponent of the Thirteenth Amendment
proponent of the Twelfth Amendment
proponent of the Twenty-fourth Amendment
proponent of the Twenty-seventh Amendment
proponent of the Twenty-sixth Amendment
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkbp:wrote majority opinions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3