William O. Douglas

GPTKB entity

Statements (102)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Justice
gptkbp:advocated_for Environmental protection
Civil liberties
First Amendment rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:Sierra_Club
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date October 16, 1898
1898-04-16
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Macon,_Georgia
gptkbp:born October 16, 1898
gptkbp:career_start April 15, 1939
November 12, 1975
gptkbp:children gptkb:Rebecca_Douglas
gptkb:John_Douglas
gptkb:William_Douglas_Jr.
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:death_date January 19, 1980
1980-01-19
gptkbp:died January 19, 1980
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:Bowers_v._Hardwick
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William O. Douglas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_Brennan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Women's_Rights
Environmentalism
Civil Liberties
Freedom of Speech
First Amendment Rights
gptkbp:legacy Civil rights advocacy
Judicial activism
Environmental law advocacy
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkb:Katz_v._United_States
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:United_States_v._Lopez
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:Sierra_Club_v._Morton
gptkb:Whole_Woman's_Health_v._Hellerstedt
gptkbp:notable_work The Right of the People
The Court Years
Go East, Young Man
Points of View
My Wilderness: East to Alaska
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:Judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Macon,_Georgia
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:published_work The Right of the People
The Court Years
Go East, Young Man
Points of Rebellion
gptkbp:resigned April 30, 1975
gptkbp:reviews gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Katz_v._United_States
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Roth_v._United_States
gptkb:Sierra_Club_v._Morton
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Douglas
Joan Douglas
Marjorie Douglas
Martha Douglas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:term_end 1975-06-12
gptkbp:term_start 1939-04-15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:William_H._Taft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3