NYT > William J. Jr. BrennanNews about William J. Jr. Brennan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.The Dissenter- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Three decades ago, Justice John Paul Stevens was appointed to the Supreme Court as a judicial conservative and moderate Republican. So how did he come to lead theliberal wing of a fiercely divided courthttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/magazine/23stevens-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan Jr, towering figure in modern law who embodied liberal vision of Constitution as engine of social and political change, dies at age 91, almost exactly seven years after retirement; obituary article on rich legacy of law; Brennan was born in Newark to Irish immigrants and was named to Supreme Court by Pres Eisenhower in 1956, after legal and judicial career in New Jersey; photoshttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E3DD163AF936A15754C0A961958260&part... Justice Brennan's Vision- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Editorial lauds William J Brennan Jr's great career on Supreme Court; laments that Brennan's 'vision and driving passion' are not thriving in today's Courthttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E0DE163AF936A15754C0A961958260&part... A Thousand Opinions, One Voice- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Op-Ed article by law professor Kathleen M Sullivan pays tribute to late William J Brennan Jr as most influential Supreme Court Justice of his era; Brennan, who sat on Court from 1956 to 1990, wrote 1,350 opinions, including 461 majority opinions and 425 dissents; many of decisions were closely divided, and Brennan observed that most important skill for nine Justices is 'counting to five'http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E2D71F3BF936A15754C0A961958260&part... Eisenhower's 'Mistakes'- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Kim Eisler letter on Pres Eisenhower's regrets on naming William J Brennan Jr to Supreme Courthttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3D9153AF93BA15754C0A961958260&part... Reason and Passion- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Anthony Lewis Op-Ed column on legacy of late Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan Jr; says he was passionately faithful to principles of US Constitutionhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5DE123AF93BA15754C0A961958260&part... Paying Respects to Brennan- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Photo of former Justice William J Brennan's coffin on view at Supreme Court Great Hallhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E7DB133AF93AA15754C0A961958260&part... With Gentle Humor, Brennan Is Buried- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Former Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan Jr is buried at Arlington National Cemetery after funeral at St Matthew's Cathedral in Washington; is hailed by Pres Clinton and Justice David H Souter, his successor on Court; photohttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7DF1E3AF933A05754C0A961958260&part... Brennan's Activism- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Erich Saphir letter questions tributes to late Justice William J Brennan Jrhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E6D7103AF933A05754C0A961958260&part... Our Better Angels- (Found September 18, 2008 ) Anthony Lewis column on lasting influence of Justice William J Brennan Jr; discusses some of his ground-breaking opinionshttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E0D9163DF932A3575BC0A961958260&part... |