In re Stolar

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In re Stolar
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 9, 1969 Reargued October 14 – 15, 1970 Decided February 23, 1971
Full case name: Application of Robert Martin Stolar Citations: 401 U.S. 23; 91 S. Ct. 713; 27 L. Ed. 2d 657; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 82; 57 Ohio Op. 2d 26 Prior history: Cert. to the Supreme Court of Ohio
Holding
The First Amendment prohibits Ohio from requiring bar applicants to list every organization he or she belonged to since starting law school.
Court membership
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger Associate Justices: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, John Marshall Harlan II, William J. Brennan, Jr, Potter Stewart, Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
Majority by: Black Joined by: Douglas, Brennan, Marshall Concurrence by: Stewart Dissent by: Harlan Dissent by: White Dissent by: Blackmun Joined by: Burger, Harlan, White

In re Stolar, 401 U.S. 23 (1971)^[1], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that requiring bar association applicants to list every organization that one belonged to since starting law school is unconstitutional.

[edit] See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 401

[edit] References

1. ^ 401 U.S. 23 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.