Keyishian v. Board of Regents
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| Keyishian v. Board of Regents | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 17, 1966 Decided January 23, 1967 | |
| Full case name | Keyishian, et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, et al. |
| Citations | 385 U.S. 589 (more ) 87 S. Ct. 675; 17 L. Ed. 2d 629; 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2454 |
| Holding | |
| States cannot prohibit employees from being members of the Communist Party. Such laws are overbroad and too vague. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Fortas |
| Dissent | Clark, joined by Harlan, Stewart, White |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states cannot prohibit employees from being members of the Communist Party and that this law was overbroad and too vague.[1]
Background
[edit ]New York State had laws that prohibited state employees from belonging to any organization that advocated the overthrow of the US government or was "treasonous" or "seditious." The regents of the State University of New York also required teachers and employees to sign an oath that they were not members of the Communist Party.
Some faculty and staff of the university were terminated for refusing to sign the oath and appealed to the Supreme Court.
Decision
[edit ]The Supreme Court, in a 5–4 decision,[2] overturned the New York state laws prohibiting membership in seditious groups because it was too vague and was overbroad. That largely reversed the 1952 decision in Adler v. Board of Education , in which Irving Adler had been dismissed for the New York City public school system because of a previous connection with the Communist Party USA.
See also
[edit ]- List of United States Supreme Court cases involving the First Amendment
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 385
References
[edit ]- ^ "Opinion | DEI Goals Are Worthy. Campus DEI Bureaucracies Fail Them". The Chronicle of Higher Education. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Wermiel, Stephen (2009). "Keyishian v. Board of Regents (1967)". The First Amendment Encyclopedia presented by the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Works related to Keyishian v. Board of Regents at Wikisource
- Text of Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
- Heins, Marjorie. (2012, January 23). "The Keyishian Ruling: 45 Years Later," Academe Blog
- Wilson, John K. (2012, January 23). "Interview with Harry Keyishian," Academe Blog
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