布伦南(1906～1997年)
Brennan, William J(oseph), Jr.
美国最高法院大法官。曾於哈佛大学法律学院攻读法律，师从弗兰克福特，毕业後专门从事劳动法方面的业务。他在新泽西州高等法院的逐步高昇，并以其行政长才着称。尽管他本人属民主党，1956年艾森豪总统仍任命他为美国最高法院大法官。他被认为是最高法院历史上最有影响力的法官之一。布伦南主张对法律作自由派解释，并且是「人权法案」的强有力的扞卫者。人们不会忘记他在从「罗思诉美国案」（1957）开始的一系列诲淫案件中所起的作用。这些案件中有很多扩大了对出版商的保护，但也表明使个人自由与社会利益求得平衡的一种尝试。在「纽约时报公司诉沙利文案」（1964）中，布伦南为最高法院所写的意见是︰即使是涉及对政府官员虚假的陈述，也有权受到宪法第一条和第十四条修正案的保护，除非能够证明「确实出於恶意」。在「贝克诉卡尔案」（1962）中他代表写下多数决意见。他反对死刑，但支持堕胎、反歧视行动和学校的歧视。他直到1990年才退休，所审案件高达1,350件。
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1906～1997年
Brennan, William J(oseph), Jr.
U.S. jurist. Born in Newark, N.J., he studied law under Felix Frankfurter at Harvard and after graduation specialized in labor law. He rose through the ranks of the New Jersey courts, where he was noted for his administrative skill. Though a Democrat, he was named to the U.S. Supreme Court by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956. He came to be regarded as among the most influential jurists in its history. A liberal constructionist and an articulate defender of the Bill of Rights, he is perhaps best remembered for his role in a series of obscenity cases, beginning with Roth vs. U.S. (1957), many of which broadened the protection accorded to publishers while seeking to balance individual freedoms with the interests of the community. In New York Times Co. vs. Sullivan (1964), he wrote that even false statements about public officials are protected under the 1st and 14th Amendments unless “actual malice” can be demonstrated. He also wrote the majority opinion in Baker vs. Carr (1962). He opposed capital punishment and supported abortion rights, affirmative action, and school desegregation. He served until 1990; his decisions numbered more than 1,350.