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Brennan

American  
[bren-uhn] / ˈbrɛn ən /

noun

  1. William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1956–90.


Brennan British  
/ ˈbrɛnən /

noun

  1. Christopher John . 1870–1932, Australian poet and classical scholar, disciple of Mallarmé and exponent of French symbolism in Australian verse

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“The No. 1 thing on my list is and always will be: Vote,” said Sean Morales-Doyle, director of the Voting Rights and Elections Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law.

From Los Angeles Times

As Justice William Brennan put it, when the state creates a right for a class of individuals, it may not deny an individual seeking to exercise that right without “procedural due process.”

From Slate

An estimated 21 million Americans do not have documents proving their citizenship readily available, and 2.6 million lack any form of government-issued photo ID, according to the Brennan Center for Justice and the University of Maryland's Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement.

From BBC

Last season's top scorer Brennan Johnson has also left - although that was down to Frank deeming the Wales attacker was no longer part of his plans.

From BBC

“In a software industry that has been accelerating to subscription/ recurring revenues, this is likely to be seen as underwhelming,” said Jefferies analyst Charles Brennan.

From MarketWatch