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In re Stolar

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In re Stolar
Argued December 9, 1969
Reargued October 14–15, 1970
Decided February 23, 1971
Full case nameApplication of Martin Robert Stolar
Citations401 U.S. 23 (more)
91 S. Ct. 713; 27 L. Ed. 2d 657; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 82; 57 Ohio Op. 2d 26
Case history
PriorCert. 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 age 17.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
PluralityBlack, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Marshall
ConcurrenceStewart
DissentHarlan
DissentWhite
DissentBlackmun, joined by Burger, Harlan, White

In re Stolar, 401 U.S. 23 (1971), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that requiring bar applicants, like Martin Stolar, to list every organization that one belonged to since age 17 is unconstitutional.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ In re Stolar, 401 U.S. 23 (1971).
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