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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.

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   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).

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   Nov 26, 2010 · While the U.S. Supreme Court today is dominated by conservatives, it still abides by many of the landmark decisions written by the court's liberal icon, Justice William J. Brennan Jr., who...

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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.

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   Who is Justice William Brennan?

   • Justice William Brennan joined the U.S. Supreme Court on October 16, 1956, replacing Justice Sherman Minton. Brennan was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark, New Jersey, close to New York City. He graduated cum laude in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1928.

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   • Green v. County School Board of New Kent County 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).

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   How did Justice Brennan affect the Supreme Court?

   • The center shifted under Chief Justices Warren E. Burger and Rehnquist; the liberals lost their majority, and Justice Brennan became the spokesman for a wing of the Court that was often outvoted and usually on the defensive. But while he was frequently in dissent, his role on the Court transcended that of an embattled defender of the liberal faith.

   William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision

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   Jul 25, 1997 · Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan Jr, towering figure in modern law who embodied liberal vision of Constitution as engine of social and political change, dies at age 91, almost exactly...

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   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.

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   Justice William Brennan joined the U.S. Supreme Court on October 16, 1956, replacing Justice Sherman Minton. Brennan was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark, New Jersey, close to New York City. He graduated cum laude in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1928.

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    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 ...