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)

MajorityDec 16, 1957 · October Term 1957
Green v. United States
MajorityDec 16, 1957 · October Term 1957
McGee v. International Life Insurance Co.
MajorityDec 16, 1957 · October Term 1957
Lambert v. California
MajorityDec 16, 1957 · October Term 1957
United States v. Shotwell Manufacturing Co. et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1957 · October Term 1957
United States v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Schaffer Transportation Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Benanti v. United States
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Rathbun v. United States
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Rowoldt v. Perfetto, Acting Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Youngdahl et al. v. Rainfair, Inc.
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Moore v. Michigan
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
United States Ex Rel. Lee Kum Hoy et al. v. Murff, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
DissentDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Barr v. Matteo et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1957 · October Term 1957
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityNov 25, 1957 · October Term 1957
Yates v. United States
MajorityNov 25, 1957 · October Term 1957
Rosenbloom v. United States
MajorityNov 18, 1957 · October Term 1957
Conley et Al.v. Gibson et al.
ConcurrenceNov 18, 1957 · October Term 1957
Williams, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Simons, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, et al.
MajorityNov 18, 1957 · October Term 1957
Stinson, Administratrix, v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
MajorityNov 12, 1957 · October Term 1957
Black, Assistant Regional Commissioner, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service, v. Magnolia Liquor Co., Inc.
MajorityNov 12, 1957 · October Term 1957
Alcorta v. Texas
MajorityOct 21, 1957 · October Term 1957
Gibson v. Thompson, Trustee
MajorityOct 21, 1957 · October Term 1957
Palermo v. Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc.
MajorityOct 14, 1957 · October Term 1957
Scales v. United States.
MajorityOct 14, 1957 · October Term 1957
Lightfoot v. United States.
MajorityJul 11, 1957 · October Term 1956
Wilson, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Girard
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Carroll et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt et al.
DissentJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Kingsley Books, Inc., et al. v. Brown, Corporation Counsel
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Mallory v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Morey, Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois, et al. v. Doud et Al., Doing Business As Bondified Systems, et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Roth v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
United States v. Louisiana
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
Farley v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1957 · October Term 1956
McBride v. Toledo Terminal Railroad Co.
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
Watkins v. United States
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
Sweezy v. New Hampshire, By Wyman, Attorney General
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
United States v. Korpan
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
Theard v. United States
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 695, A. F. L., et al. v. Vogt, Inc.
Did not participateJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
Yates et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
United States v. Calamaro
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
Service v. Dulles et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
West Point Wholesale Grocery Co. v. City of Opelika, Alabama
DissentJun 17, 1957 · October Term 1956
Blackburn v. Alabama
MajorityJun 10, 1957 · October Term 1956
Curcio v. United States
DissentJun 10, 1957 · October Term 1956
British Transport Commission v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1957 · October Term 1956
Lake Tankers Corp. v. Henn, Administratrix
MajorityJun 10, 1957 · October Term 1956
Chessman v. Teets, Warden