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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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   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). 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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   • 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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   What is the Brennan Center for Justice?

   • 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.

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   Who is Justice Brennan?

   • This fall, a long-awaited biography, Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion, is on the nation's bookshelves -- an account of Brennan's life, times and influence on the nation's highest court. For those not familiar with Brennan's incredible record, let us recapitulate.

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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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   In 1989, the Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City, New Jersey was renamed the William J. Brennan Courthouse in his honor. In 1995, Brennan’s former law clerks recognized him by endowing the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, a nonpartisan litigation and research center.

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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.,...

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   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...

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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 ...

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10. firstamendment.mtsu.edu › article › william-brennan-jrWilliam Brennan Jr. | The Free Speech Center

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    Jul 28, 2023 · Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr. was an outspoken defender of the First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press against threats of government restriction.