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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)

DissentJun 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts
DissentJun 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
DissentJun 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, et al. v. Giarratano et al.
DissentJun 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hoffman, Trustee v. Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Granfinanciera, S. A., et al. v. Nordberg, Creditor Trustee for the Estate of Chase & Sanborn Corp., Fka, General Coffee Corp.
DissentJun 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Jett v. Dallas Independent School District
DissentJun 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Monsanto
DissentJun 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Ward et al. v. Rock Against Racism
DissentJun 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton
DissentJun 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Zipes et al.
DissentJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Massachusetts v. Oakes
MajorityJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Texas v. Johnson
DissentJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. v. Railway Labor Executives' Association
MajorityJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
The Florida Star v. B. J. F.
Did not participateJun 21, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Zolin et al.
DissentJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Jones, Superintendent, Missouri Training Center for Men At Moberly v. Thomas
MajorityJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Missouri et al. v. Jenkins, By Her Friend, Agyei, et al.
DissentJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Association et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Healy et al. v. the Beer Institute et al.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of the City of New Orleans et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.
DissentJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Michael H. et al. v. Gerald D.
DissentJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Carella v. California
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Quinn et al. v. Millsap et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Colonial American Life Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Will v. Michigan Department of State Police et al.
DissentJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Dellmuth, Acting Secretary of Education of Pennsylvania v. Muth et al.
DissentJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Lorance et al. v. AT&T Technologies, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Alabama v. Smith
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
South Carolina v. Gathers
DissentJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Martin et al. v. Wilks et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Gomez v. United States
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hudson
DissentJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.
Did not participateJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hernandez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mead Corp. v. Tilley et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Community for Creative Non-Violence et al. v. Reid
DissentJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc., et al. v. Atonio et al.
ConcurrenceMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Asarco Inc. et al. v. Kadish et al.
MajorityMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mansell v. Mansell
DissentMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hildwin v. Florida
DissentMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hardin v. Straub
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Lauro Lines S.R.L. v. Chasser et al.
DissentMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Finley v. United States
DissentMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. Abbott et al.