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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)

MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Price v. Georgia
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Welsh v. United States
DissentJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hellenic Lines Ltd. et al. v. Rhoditis
MajorityJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Moon v. Maryland
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit
DissentJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Armour & Co. et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Bloss et al. v. Dykema
ConcurrenceMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dickey v. Florida
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Schacht v. United States
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Monks v. New Jersey
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Daniel, Director, Cook County Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Goliday et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
Nash et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc., et al. v. Bresler
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co. et al.
ConcurrenceMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York
ConcurrenceMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Rowan, Dba American Book Service, et al. v. United States Post Office Department et al.
ConcurrenceMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Brady v. United States
DissentMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
McMann, Warden, et al. v. Richardson et al.
DissentMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Parker v. North Carolina
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Tooahnippah (Goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Choctaw Nation et al. v. Oklahoma et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpet, Linoleum, Soft Tile & Resilient Floor Covering Layers, Local Union No. 419, AFL-CIO, et al.
DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hester v. Illinois
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lampton et al. v. Bonin et al.
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lewis et al. v. Martin, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Bachellar et al. v. Maryland
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Woodward et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Santana v. Texas
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Richard S. v. City of New York
ConcurrenceApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Waller v. Florida
MajorityApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Rosado et al. v. Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al.
ConcurrenceApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Ashe v. Swenson, Warden
DissentApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.
ConcurrenceMar 31, 1970 · October Term 1969
Illinois v. Allen
MajorityMar 31, 1970 · October Term 1969
In Re Winship
MajorityMar 30, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Key, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Van Leeuwen
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York v. Kelly et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Wheeler et al. v. Montgomery, Director, Department of Social Welfare of California, et al.
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Estate of Donnelly et al.
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Davis et Ux.
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Cain et al. v. Kentucky
MajorityMar 16, 1970 · October Term 1969
Cole, Boston State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson