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Looking Back at an Interview with Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr.

September 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Below is an excerpt from an interview Sean O Murchu conducted with Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in April 1990, just prior to Justice Brennan retiring from the Supreme Court. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower, Brennan served for 33 years.  In the opinion of many, he was the most influential member in the Supreme Court's … [Read more...] about Looking Back at an Interview with Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr.

LONE JUSTICE: An Interview with
Justice William Brennan, Jr.

September 24, 2020 by 1 Comment

On April 25, 1990 William Joseph Brennan, Jr was 84 years old. An associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States for the past 33 years, he is considered – ruefully, by his many conservative detractors – to be one of the most influential shapers of public policy in the country. A native of Newark, New Jersey, the son of Irish immigrants, Brennan was appointed to the … [Read more...] about LONE JUSTICE: An Interview with
Justice William Brennan, Jr.

Civil Rights Ruling on Malaysian Massacre Has Implications for N.I.

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2016

February 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment

The U.K. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a Malaysian civil rights case has caused dramatic repercussions for Northern Ireland. Families of victims of the Batang Kali massacre were pursuing action against the British government under Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, which forbids any governmental force from intentionally killing civilians and requires that … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Ruling on Malaysian Massacre Has Implications for N.I.

Weekly Comment: Justice
Anthony Kennedy’s Majority
Opinion in Gay Marriage Case

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
June 26, 2015

June 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment

In a five to four ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively voted to overturn states’ bans on same-sex marriage June 26th – the same day as United States v. Windsor (which overturned the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013) and Lawrence v. Texas (which overturned a Texas law – and by extension all state laws – forbidding consensual sex between two persons of the same sex in 2003). … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Justice
Anthony Kennedy’s Majority
Opinion in Gay Marriage Case

20 Great Interviews:
Justice William Brennan, Jr.

Sean O' Murchu, Contibutor
October / November 2005

October 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

As a Supreme Court Justice for 33 years, William Brennan was considered -- ruefully, by his many conservative detractors -- to be one of the most influential shapers of public policy in the country over the last three decades of the 20th century. He was appointed to the court by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956. During this 1990 interview at his office Brennan began by … [Read more...] about 20 Great Interviews:
Justice William Brennan, Jr.

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July 7, 1816

On this day in 1816, Dublin born playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan died in London. Sheridan was a member of the British House of Commons and is best remembered for his plays “A Trip to Scarborough,” “The Rivals,” and “The School for Scandal.” He was very well respected by his contemporaries and is buried at the Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey.

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