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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)

ConcurrenceDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Luce v. United States
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. Abel
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. Powell
DissentDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Garcia et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 4, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. 50 Acres of Land et al.
MajorityNov 26, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States Department of Justice et al. v. Provenzano
MajorityNov 26, 1984 · October Term 1984
Thompson v. Louisiana
DissentNov 13, 1984 · October Term 1984
Florida v. Rodriguez
DissentJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Segura et al. v. United States
DissentJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Selective Service System et al. v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group et al.
ConcurrenceJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro et Ux., Individually and As Next Friends of Tatro, a Minor
DissentJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Leon et al.
DissentJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Massachusetts v. Sheppard
DissentJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Smith et al. v. Robinson, Rhode Island Associate Commissioner of Education, et al.
DissentJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Payne v. Virginia
DissentJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hudson v. Palmer
ConcurrenceJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Wasman v. United States
DissentJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Block, Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, et al. v. Rutherford et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Roberts, Acting Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights, et al. v. United States Jaycees
DissentJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Time, Inc.
DissentJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Karo et al.
DissentJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Allen v. Wright et al.
DissentJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hobby v. United States
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Berkemer, Sheriff of Franklin County, Ohio v. McCarty
DissentJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Spaziano v. Florida
Did not participateJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Brown, Director, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement, State of New Jersey, et al. v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 et al.
Did not participateJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Bacchus Imports, Ltd., et al. v. Dias, Director of Taxation of Hawaii, et al.
DissentJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Clark, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Community for Creative Non-Violence et al.
DissentJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Richardson v. United States
DissentJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities Industry Association et al. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
DissentJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Davis et al. v. Scherer
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
DissentJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Reed et al. v. Ross
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. v. Roberts
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Burnett et al. v. Grattan et al.
DissentJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Yermian
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.
DissentJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Monsanto Co.
DissentJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Patton et al. v. Yount
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Cooper et al. v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
ConcurrenceJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Sure-Tan, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
ConcurrenceJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Tower, Public Defender of Douglas County, Oregon, et al. v. Glover
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines) et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Morton