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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 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Faretta v. California
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Herring v. New York
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
O'connor v. Donaldson
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Brown v. Illinois
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Ivan Allen Co. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Salfi et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Preiser, Commissioner of Correctional Services of New York, et al. v. Newkirk
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Muniz et al. v. Hoffman, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Warth et al. v. Seldin et al.
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Peltier
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, et al. v. Robertson et al.
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. American Building Maintenance Industries
MajorityJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (Scrap) et al.
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Hicks, District Attorney of Orange County, et al. v. Miranda, Dba Walnut Properties, et al.
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
City of Richmond, Virginia v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Roe et al. v. Norton, Commissioner of Welfare
MajorityJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Hale
MajorityJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Alaska
MajorityJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville
MajorityJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Nobles
MajorityJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Rogers v. United States
DissentJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp.
MajorityJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Cort et al. v. Ash
DissentJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Twentieth Century Music Corp. et al. v. Aiken
MajorityJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
Goldfarb et Ux. v. Virginia State Bar et al.
DissentJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
Murphy v. Florida
MajorityJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
Bigelow v. Virginia
DissentJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
United Housing Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Forman et al.
MajorityJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
Intercounty Construction Corp. et al. v. Walter, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityJun 9, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Park
MajorityJun 9, 1975 · October Term 1974
Mullaney et al. v. Wilbur
MajorityJun 9, 1975 · October Term 1974
Philbrook, Commissioner, Department of Social Welfare v. Glodgett et al.
DissentJun 9, 1975 · October Term 1974
Blue Chip Stamps et al. v. Manor Drug Stores
MajorityJun 9, 1975 · October Term 1974
Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. Healy et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1975 · October Term 1974
Connor et al. v. Waller, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1975 · October Term 1974
Dunlop, Secretary of Labor v. Bachowski et al.
MajorityJun 2, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Tax Commission of Mississippi et al.
DissentJun 2, 1975 · October Term 1974
Connell Construction Co., Inc. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100, United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO
ConcurrenceMay 27, 1975 · October Term 1974
Eastland et al. v. United States Servicemen's Fund et al.
MajorityMay 27, 1975 · October Term 1974
Breed, Director, California Youth Authority v. Jones
MajorityMay 27, 1975 · October Term 1974
Fry et al. v. United States
DissentMay 19, 1975 · October Term 1974
Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 19, 1975 · October Term 1974
Dallas County, Alabama, et al. v. Reese et al.
MajorityMay 19, 1975 · October Term 1974
Pitchess, Sheriff v. Davis