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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 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pennsylvania v. New York et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Carleson, Director, Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Remillard et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Brooks v. Tennessee
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States et al. v. Midwest Video Corp.
DissentJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kirby v. Illinois
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Brunette Machine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc.
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Jackson v. Indiana
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States et al. v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. et al.
DissentJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
First National City Bank v. Banco Nacional De Cuba
DissentJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Nelms et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Aikens v. California
MajorityMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO v. Flair Builders, Inc.
MajorityMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lake Carriers' Assn. et Al v. Macmullan et al.
MajorityMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Deepsouth Packing Co., Inc. v. Laitram Corp.
DissentMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Jefferson et al. v. Hackney, Commissioner of Public Welfare, et al.
DissentMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Socialist Labor Party et al. v. Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al.
DissentMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Strait v. Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al.
DissentMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Johnson v. Louisiana
DissentMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Apodaca et al. v. Oregon
DissentMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Caplin, Trustee v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York
Did not participateMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kastigar et al. v. United States
Did not participateMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of Investigation
Did not participateMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sarno et al. v. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Utah v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Wisconsin v. Yoder et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison
ConcurrenceMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Biswell
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Huffman v. Boersen
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityApr 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sixty-Seventh Minnesota State Senate v. Beens et al.
DissentApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Nebraska v. Iowa
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Vermont v. New York et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District et al. v. Delta Airlines, Inc., et al.
DissentApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
DissentApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
MajorityApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Grubbs, Dba T. R. Grubbs Tire & Appliance v. General Electric Credit Corp.
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Alexander v. Louisiana
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stanley v. Illinois
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Carter et al. v. Stanton, Director, Marion County Department of Public Welfare, et al.
MajorityMar 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Ford Motor Co. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.