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William Joseph Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the seventh-longest serving justice in Supreme Court history, and was known for being a leader of the Court's liberal wing.
May 15, 2024 · William Brennan (born April 25, 1906, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died July 24, 1997, Arlington, Va.) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1956–90).
Jul 20, 2012 · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The second of eight children born to Irish immigrants, William J. Brennan Jr. went on to become one of the longest-serving and most influential justices in the history of the Court. Brennan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1906.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law was founded in 1995 by former law clerks to Justice William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–97) as a living memorial to his ideals: a commitment to a fair and inclusive democracy, support for the disadvantaged, and respect for individual rights and liberties. Above all, Brennan saw the value of ...
WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, JR., was born on April 25, 1906, in Newark, New Jersey. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1928 and received a law degree from Harvard University in 1931.
May 18, 2018 · William Joseph Brennan Jr. was the first Roman Catholic appointed to the Supreme Court; he served as associate justice of the Court from 1956 to 1990. His unshakable belief in the Constitution as the guardian of individual rights and liberties garnered both respect and criticism. Brennan was born April 25, 1906, in Newark, New Jersey.
Former Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., the progressive voice of the modern court and a justice unequaled for his influence on American life, died yesterday. He was 91.
BRENNAN, WILLIAM J., JR. (1906–) (Update 1) After graduating near the top of his Harvard Law School class, William Brennan returned to his hometown, Newark, New Jersey, where he joined a prominent law firm and specialized in labor law.
William Joseph Brennan Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the seventh-longest serving justice in Supreme Court history, and was known for being a leader of the Court's liberal wing.
Jul 16, 2018 · Justice William J. Brennan Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1956 to 1990, and during his tenure he influenced federalism in a number of important ways. He was a leading voice for the expansive role of federal courts interpreting the U.S. Constitution to protect individual rights from interference by the states.
