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)

MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
Illinois v. Michigan
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
California v. Krivda et al.
MajorityOct 16, 1972 · October Term 1972
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
ConcurrenceJul 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
O'brien et al. v. Brown et al.
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Furman v. Georgia
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Morrissey et al. v. Brewer, Warden, et al.
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Brewster
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Board of Regents of State Colleges et al. v. Roth
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Perry et al. v. Sindermann
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gravel v. United States
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Branzburg v. Hayes et Al., Judges
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kleindienst, Attorney General, et al. v. Mandel et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Moore v. Illinois
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Port of Portland et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stewart v. Massachusetts
DissentJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Tatum et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gelbard et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Police Department of the City of Chicago et al. v. Mosley
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Grayned v. City of Rockford
DissentJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Byrum, Executrix
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Healy et al. v. James et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Mancusi, Correctional Superintendent v. Stubbs
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Combs v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kois v. Wisconsin
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Beecher v. Alabama
DissentJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Milton v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Wright et al. v. Council of the City of Emporia et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Peters v. Kiff, Warden
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Barker v. Wingo, Warden
DissentJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentJun 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lloyd Corp., Ltd. v. Tanner et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pennsylvania v. New York et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Mitchum, Dba Book Mart v. Foster et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
McNeil v. Director, Patuxent Institution
DissentJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Flood v. Kuhn et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan et al. (Plamondon et Al., Real Parties in Interest)
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Shadwick v. City of Tampa
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Murel et al. v. Baltimore City Criminal Court et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Turner v. Arkansas
ConcurrenceJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Argersinger v. Hamlin, Sheriff
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Fuentes v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Colten v. Kentucky
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
James, Judicial Administrator, et al. v. Strange
DissentJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Adams, Warden v. Williams
DissentJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Taylor et Al v. McKeithen, Governor of Louisiana, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Flower v. United States
MajorityJun 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Ivan v. v. City of New York