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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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Apr 21, 2024 · Schempp. (Show more) 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). Brennan was the son of William Joseph Brennan, an Irish immigrant who was a brewery worker and union organizer, and Agnes McDermott Brennan.
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Nov 26, 2010 · The legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., shown on April 20, 1972, is spelled out in more than 1,300 legal opinions. While the U.S. Supreme Court today is dominated by ...
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Learn how the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law was founded by former law clerks to Justice William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–97) as a living memorial to his ideals of democracy, human dignity, and civil rights. The center works to strengthen democracy, end mass incarceration, and protect liberty and security through research, policy, and communications.
Learn about the life and career of William J. Brennan, Jr., the longest-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1956 to 1990. Find out his personal background, judicial philosophy, major opinions, and legacy.
Jul 25, 1997 · TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Justice William J. Brennan Jr., a towering figure in modern law who embodied the liberal vision of the Constitution ...
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.
