Litigants: | In re Stolar |
Arguedate: | December 9 |
Argueyear: | 1969 |
Rearguedatea: | October 14 |
Rearguedateb: | 15 |
Reargueyear: | 1970 |
Decidedate: | February 23 |
Decideyear: | 1971 |
Fullname: | Application of Martin Robert Stolar |
Usvol: | 401 |
Uspage: | 23 |
Parallelcitations: | 91 S. Ct. 713; 27 L. Ed. 2d 657; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 82; 57 Ohio Op. 2d 26 |
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. |
Plurality: | Black |
Joinplurality: | Douglas, Brennan, Marshall |
Concurrence: | Stewart |
Dissent: | Harlan |
Dissent2: | White |
Dissent3: | Blackmun |
Joindissent3: | 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]