In re Stolar

1971 United States Supreme Court case

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 Martin Robert Stolar
Citations| 401 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
Prior| 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 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
Plurality| Black, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Marshall
Concurrence| Stewart
Dissent| Harlan
Dissent| White
Dissent| Blackmun, 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]

## See also

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* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 401
* In re Anastaplo

## References

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

## External links

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* Works related to In re Stolar at Wikisource
* Text of In re Stolar, 401 U.S. 23 (1971) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)

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