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Keyishian v. Board Of Regents

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
105
Appellee: 
Board Of Regents
Appellant: 
Keyishian
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1965-1967)
Opinion: 
385 U.S. 589 (1967)
Argued: 
Thursday, November 17, 1966
Decided: 
Monday, January 23, 1967
Issues: 
First Amendment, Loyalty Oath, Teachers; Judicial Power, Mootness
Categories: 
pledge of loyalty, sedition, freedom of association, justiciability, national security, freedom of speech, first amendment, education, employment
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Keyishian v. Board Of Regents , 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1966/1966_105)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Keyishian, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

Sort by Ideology

Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Clark
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Fortas

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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