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Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
02/15/2022
Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
Keyishian v. Board of Regents is read by Don Murphy. Legal Question: Whether provisions of the Education Law and Civil Service Law requiring public servants to renounce Communism were overly broad and vague. Action: The Court ruled in favor of the employees and held that the provisions at issue were unconstitutional as applied. Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court, at 00:58 Mr. Justice Clark, with whom Mr. Justice Harlan, Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice White join, dissenting, at 49:36 This opinion’s citations have been edited down for ease of listening. For more information, . For more on Keyishian, visit FIRE’s . For more episodes, visit .
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