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William J. Brennan Jr.

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate confirmation:: Mar 19, 1957
Recorded service:: Nov 5, 1956 – Jun 28, 1990
Lived:: Apr 25, 1906 – Jul 24, 1997

In plain language

William J. Brennan Jr., associate justice.
Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower; confirmed March 19, 1957.
Court service November 5, 1956 to June 28, 1990.

Decisions on record (5261)

ConcurrenceMay 31, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Louisiana et al.
ConcurrenceMay 31, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Florida et al.
DissentMay 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Levine v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Rohr Aircraft Corp. v. County of San Diego et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Republic Steel Corp. et al.
DissentMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Schaffer et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Wyatt v. United States
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.
DissentMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Parker v. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Needelman v. United States
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Alabama et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Wilde v. Wyoming et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1960 · October Term 1959
Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Oliver et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1960 · October Term 1959
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc., v. United States
MajorityMay 2, 1960 · October Term 1959
Nostrand et al. v. Little et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1960 · October Term 1959
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityApr 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. v. Scanlon, District Director of Internal Revenue, et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Local Lodge No. 1424, International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityApr 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Phillips v. New York
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Order of Railroad Telegraphers et al. v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Marine Cooks & Stewards, Afl, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mackey, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Mendoza-Martinez
DissentApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Niukkanen, Alias Mackie, v. McAlexander, Acting District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Dusky v. United States
DissentApr 4, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. H. B. Zachry Co.
MajorityApr 4, 1960 · October Term 1959
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
DissentMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Abel, Alias Mark, Alias Collins, Alias Goldfus, v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Jones v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Trade Commission v. Travelers Health Association
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Tilghman v. Culver, Prison Custodian
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
McGann v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Flora v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Thompson v. City of Louisville et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Scripto, Inc., v. Carson, Sheriff, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
McGann v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Willis v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Talley v. California
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sublett v. Adams, Warden
DissentFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
Nelson et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Raines et al.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Thomas, Registrar of Voters of Washington Parish, Louisiana, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Bates et al. v. City of Little Rock et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Petite v. United States