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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)

MajorityApr 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. City of Fulton et al.
ConcurrenceApr 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
AT&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers of America et al.
MajorityApr 7, 1986 · October Term 1985
Delaware v. Van Arsdall
MajorityApr 1, 1986 · October Term 1985
Michigan v. Jackson
MajorityApr 1, 1986 · October Term 1985
Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles
DissentMar 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Goldman v. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Bender et al. v. Williamsport Area School District et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Paulussen v. Herion
MajorityMar 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Holbrook, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, et al. v. Flynn
DissentMar 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, et al. v. Zenith Radio Corp. et al.
DissentMar 10, 1986 · October Term 1985
Moran, Superintendent, Rhode Island Department of Corrections v. Burbine
DissentMar 10, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Inadi
MajorityMar 10, 1986 · October Term 1985
Exxon Corp. et al. v. Hunt, Administrator of New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1986 · October Term 1985
Malley et al. v. Briggs et al.
DissentMar 4, 1986 · October Term 1985
Whitley, Individually and As Assistant Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, et al. v. Albers
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations et al. v. Gould Inc.
DissentFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Fisher et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Connolly et Al., Trustees of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, Aft, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Hudson et al.
DissentFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Morris, Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility v. Mathews
ConcurrenceFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Texas v. McCullough
MajorityFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees of America, Local 1182, Chartered By United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 26, 1986 · October Term 1985
Nix, Warden v. Whiteside
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Maine et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Mechanik et al.
DissentFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
City of Renton et al. v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
New York v. Class
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Koecher
MajorityFeb 25, 1986 · October Term 1985
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.
DissentJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Lane et al.
MajorityJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Parsons Steel, Inc., et al. v. First Alabama Bank et al.
MajorityJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind
MajorityJan 27, 1986 · October Term 1985
Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
MajorityJan 22, 1986 · October Term 1985
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi et al.
DissentJan 22, 1986 · October Term 1985
Cabana, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, et al. v. Bullock
MajorityJan 22, 1986 · October Term 1985
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp. et al.
DissentJan 21, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Loud Hawk et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1986 · October Term 1985
Daniels v. Williams
DissentJan 21, 1986 · October Term 1985
Davidson v. Cannon et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1986 · October Term 1985
Vasquez, Warden v. Hillery
MajorityJan 14, 1986 · October Term 1985
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Greenfield
MajorityJan 14, 1986 · October Term 1985
United States v. Von Neumann
ConcurrenceDec 16, 1985 · October Term 1985
United States v. Rojas-Contreras
MajorityDec 12, 1985 · October Term 1985
Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing
MajorityDec 10, 1985 · October Term 1985
Cleavinger et al. v. Saxner et al.
MajorityDec 10, 1985 · October Term 1985
Maine v. Moulton
Did not participateDec 10, 1985 · October Term 1985
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Mahfoud on Behalf of Mahfoud et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc., et al.
DissentDec 4, 1985 · October Term 1985
Thomas v. Arn, Superintendent, Ohio Reformatory for Women