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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. [3]
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Apr 21, 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). Brennan was the son of William Joseph Brennan, an Irish immigrant who was a brewery worker and union organizer, and Agnes McDermott Brennan.
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 ...
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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He died on July 24, 1997 at the age of ninety-one. Supreme Court Historical Society. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. 24. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Jul 25, 1997 · Justice William J. Brennan Jr., a towering figure in modern law who embodied the liberal vision of the Constitution as an engine of social and political change, died today, almost exactly...
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.
