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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)

DissentMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Sharpe et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion, Dba Center for Nuclear Responsibility, et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Winston, Sheriff, et al. v. Lee
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management
ConcurrenceMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, North Carolina
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
First National Bank of Atlanta, As Successor in Interest To First National Bank of Cartersville, Georgia v. Bartow County Board of Tax Assessors et al.
DissentMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wayte v. United States
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Bennett, Secretary of Education v. New Jersey
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Bennett, Secretary of Education v. Kentucky Department of Education
DissentMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
Herb's Welding, Inc., et al. v. Gray et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action Committee et al.
DissentMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Gagnon et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
County of Oneida, New York, et al. v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
DissentMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Oregon v. Elstad
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Marrese et al. v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Air France v. Saks
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Dickerson
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Chemical Manufacturers Association et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Hampton County Election Commission et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Turner et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
DissentFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Young
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Dann et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Shea v. Louisiana
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ake v. Oklahoma
MajorityFeb 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Labor Relations Board v. Action Automotive, Inc.
MajorityFeb 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Maine et al. (Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case)
MajorityFeb 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
Evitts, Superintendent, Blackburn Correctional Complex, et al. v. Lucey
DissentJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Witt
MajorityJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
Brandon et al. v. Holt, Director of Police for the City of Memphis, et al.
DissentJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Johns et al.
DissentJan 15, 1985 · October Term 1984
New Jersey v. T. L. O.
ConcurrenceJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Boyle, Executor of the Estate of Boyle
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lawrence County et al. v. Lead-Deadwood School District No. 40-1
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ohio v. Kovacs, Dba B & W Enterprises et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Alexander, Governor of Tennessee, et al. v. Choate et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tiffany Fine Arts, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Paulsen et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc.
ConcurrenceJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Hensley
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Board of License Commissioners of the Town of Tiverton v. Pastore, Liquor Control Administrator of Rhode Island, et al.
MajorityJan 7, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Woodward
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Smith v. Illinois