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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)

MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Nolde Brothers, Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Town of Lockport, New York, et al. v. Citizens for Community Action At the Local Level, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1977 · October Term 1976
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady, Chairman, Mississippi Tax Commission
MajorityMar 2, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Goldfarb
ConcurrenceMar 1, 1977 · October Term 1976
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc., et al. v. Carey, Governor of New York, et al.
DissentMar 1, 1977 · October Term 1976
Marks et al. v. United States
DissentFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Piper et al. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Delaware Tribal Business Committee et al. v. Weeks et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Sanders
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. et al. v. Train, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Florida et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
National Labor Relations Board v. Enterprise Association of Steam, Hot Water, Hydraulic Sprinkler, Pneumatic Tube, Ice Machine & General Pipefitters of New York and Vicinity, Local Union No. 638
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Weatherford, Agent of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, et al. v. Bursey
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Whalen, Commissioner of Health of New York v. Roe et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Codd, Police Commissioner, City of New York, et al. v. Velger
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Board of Supervisors of Warren County, Mississippi, et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Concerned Citizens of Southern Ohio, Inc., et al. v. Pine Creek Conservancy District et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States et al. v. County of Fresno
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., et al.
DissentJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon v. Mathiason
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Stanton v. Stanton
MajorityJan 18, 1977 · October Term 1976
Walsh, Dba Tom Walsh & Co. v. Schlecht et Al., Trustees
DissentJan 18, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Donovan et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1977 · October Term 1976
Guste, Attorney General of Louisiana, et al. v. Jackson et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Usery, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Boston Stock Exchange et al. v. State Tax Commission et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
G. M. Leasing Corp. et al. v. United States et al.
DissentJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Pearson v. Dodd et al.
DissentJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Village of Arlington Heights et al. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Knebel, Secretary of Agriculture v. Hein
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Bayside Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJan 10, 1977 · October Term 1976
Connally v. Georgia
MajorityDec 20, 1976 · October Term 1976
Craig et al. v. Boren, Governor of Oklahoma, et al.
ConcurrenceDec 20, 1976 · October Term 1976
International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, Local 790 v. Robbins & Myers, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1976 · October Term 1976
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. De Castro
ConcurrenceDec 8, 1976 · October Term 1976
City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.
DissentDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
General Electric Co. v. Gilbert et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
Idaho Ex Rel. Andrus, Governor, et al. v. Oregon et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
Cook et al. v. Hudson et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1976 · October Term 1976
United States v. Kopp
MajorityDec 6, 1976 · October Term 1976
Davis v. Georgia
MajorityNov 30, 1976 · October Term 1976
Estelle, Corrections Director, et al. v. Gamble
MajorityNov 30, 1976 · October Term 1976
Belcher v. Stengel et al.
DissentNov 15, 1976 · October Term 1976
Moody v. Daggett