In re Stolar

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.

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

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 401

External links

• 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)